SIPS jr RCT
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Developing and evaluating interventions for adolescents with alcohol use disorders who present through Emergency Departments: Randomised feasibility study and Exploratory RCT
IRAS ID
150113
Contact name
Colin Drummond
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
King's College London
Research summary
This research involves adolescents aged 14-17 years attending EDs. We have reviewed the existing literature on screening and brief interventions in adolescents and identified a number of shortcomings which limits its applicability to the UK NHS ED setting. While there is some evidence of the efficacy of screening and brief interventions (SBI), efficacy and cost effectiveness in the UK adolescent ED population is unknown. Particularly it is unclear which SBI methods are applicable across the age range of adolescents and the spectrum of presenting needs. This research will address these gaps in knowledge,
1500 participants will be recruited into the trial and after a baseline interview randomized to either treatment as usual, a single session of face-to-face personalized feedback and brief advice (PFBA) or PFBA plus a smartphone intervention.
Trained research assistants will be responsible for the delivery of the face-to-face brief advice. The researcher will explain that the PFBA is designed specifically for young people who may misuse alcohol and attend ED. The intervention will take 5 minutes, if patient require more information details of where to get more help will be offered.
The eBI smartphone intervention is an offline-capable mobile webapp which will work on a variety of platforms but will be optimized for recent iPhone and Android phones. It has been developed around the concept of gamification where users will be able to navigate/explore, learn facts and figures about alcohol, receive a personalized feedback and set goals in an engaging format.
They will be followed up at 6 months with a brief set of questions and then at 12 months for a full assessment. Follow-up will be done face-to-face or over the phone as preferred. the timeline follow back 28 days (TLFB28) interview will be out primary outcome measure at 12 months followup.REC name
London - Fulham Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/LO/0721
Date of REC Opinion
6 Aug 2014
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion