Sexual health and lifestyle advice: a clinical trial

Alcohol misuse and sexual health: a randomised trial of brief intervention among people attending sexual health clinics

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN99963322

Enrollment

320

Registered

2010-07-29

Start date

2010-08-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Alcohol misuse. Sexual health. Urological and Genital Diseases

Interventions

We will test the effects of a brief intervention delivered by the treating clinician. The intervention consists of

1. Brief assessment of current alcohol consumption 2. Feedback on level of alcohol use and its potential to effect health 3. Written information on alcohol and health in the form of a leaflet recomme

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 years or above 2. Drinking excessively according to the Modified-Single Alcohol Screening Question (M-SASQ) 3. Willing to provide written informed consent to take part in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable to communicate in English sufficiently to complete baseline questionnaires (While a significant minority of people attending these clinics will speak English as a second language we anticipate that only a very small proportion will be excluded on the basis of the ability to complete baseline questionnaires [less than 5%]) 2. No address or contact telephone number available 3. Participant believes they may not be contactable in six months time

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mean units of alcohol consumed per week measured at six months using the Form 90	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Proportion of participants with harmful/ hazardous drinking measured using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (short form) (AUDIT-C) 2. Sexual behaviour measured using key variables that have been validated in other studies to record the number and type of sexual partners in the previous six months, and incidence of unprotected, regretted or forced sex 3. Health related quality of life, using the five item EQ-5D 4. Resource use during the previous six months using the Adult Service Use Schedule 5. Contacts with the sexual health service in the six months following randomisation will be checked using the clinics electronic database	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Proportion of participants with harmful/ hazardous drinking measured using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (short form) (AUDIT-C) 2. Sexual behaviour measured using key variables that have been validated in other studies to record the number and type of sexual partners in the previous six months, and incidence of unprotected, regretted or forced sex 3. Health related quality of life, using the five item EQ-5D 4. Resource use during the previous six months using the Adult Service Use Schedule 5. Contacts with the sexual health service in the six months following randomisation will be checked using the clinics electronic database

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026