Promoting Alcohol Reduction In Non-Treatment Seeking parents (PAReNTS)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Promoting Alcohol Reduction In Non-Treatment Seeking parents (PAReNTS)
IRAS ID
213859
Contact name
Ruth McGovern
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Newcastle University
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
v1.0, Protocol; v1.0, Participant information leaflet (formative study - parents); v1.0, Participant information leaflet (formative study - professionals); v1.0, Consent to contact form (formative study - parents); v1.0, Consent form (formative study - parents); v1.0, Consent form (formative study - professionals); v1.0, Participant information leaflet (trial); v1.0, Consent form (trial); v1.0, Baseline questionniare; v1.0, Follow-up questionnaire (6 months); v1.0, Follow-up questionnaire (12 months); v1.0, Participant information leaflet (process evaluation - parents); v1.0, Participant information leaflet (process evaluation - professionals); v1.0, Consent form (process evaluation - parents); v1.0, Consent form (process evaluation - professionals)
Duration of Study in the UK
5 years, 3 months, 30 days
Research summary
Many children in the UK live with a parent who drinks alcohol in a way that can be harmful to both the parent and the child. Most of these parents drink in a way that increases the risk of harm rather than dependently. These parents are often not identified by professionals and the parent may not know they are experiencing alcohol-related problems. Brief alcohol interventions have been found to be effective at reducing risky alcohol use in a primary care setting. However, we do not currently know if these interventions are effective in social care settings or with parents whose children have been referred to children's social care. The study will adapt existing brief alcohol interventions to make them relevant to parents and investigate whether social care practitioners within children's services can recruit parents into the study and deliver a brief intervention, aimed at reducing risky drinking in parents of children where there is a concern for the child's wellbeing. The study will also find out if parents participating in the study can be followed-up after they receive the intervention.
Social care practitioners will be trained to identify eligible parents using an alcohol screening tool. Parents who are drinking in a risky way will either receive usual care from the social care practitioner and an information leaflet about their health, alcohol advice or they will be referred for counselling to reduce their drinking. The findings of this study will inform a full trial of the effectiveness of alcohol brief interventions within this setting.
REC name
Social Care REC
REC reference
16/IEC08/0037
Date of REC Opinion
2 Nov 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion