Trial reportSexually transmitted infections2015
The clinical and cost-effectiveness of brief advice for excessive alcohol consumption among people attending sexual health clinics: a randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in Sexually transmitted infections, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions in primary care populations.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Economic evaluations of alcohol prevention interventions: Is the evidence sufficient? A review of methodological challenges.Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2017Pooled it
- Linkage and Referral to HIV and Other Medical and Social Services: A Focused Literature Review for Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention and Control Programs.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2016Pooled it
- Sexual health promotion in people with severe mental illness: the RESPECT feasibility RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2019Trial
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- Computer delivered intervention for alcohol and sexual risk reduction among women attending an urban sexually transmitted infection clinic: A randomized controlled trial.Addictive behaviors reports · 2021Article
- A Brief Clinic-Based Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Misuse and Sexual Risk Behavior in Young Women: Results from an Exploratory Clinical Trial.Archives of sexual behavior · 2020Article
- Assessing the delivery of alcohol screening and brief intervention in sexual health clinics in the north east of England.BMC public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of brief advice for excessive alcohol consumption among people who attend sexual health clinics.
methodsTwo-arm, parallel group, assessor blind, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial. 802 people aged 19 years or over who attended one of three sexual health clinics and were drinking excessively were randomised to either brief advice or control treatment. Brief advice consisted of feedback on alcohol and health, written information and an offer of an appointment with an Alcohol Health Worker. Control participants received a leaflet on health and lifestyle. The primary outcome was mean weekly alcohol consumption during the previous 90 days measured 6 months after randomisation. The main secondary outcome was unprotected sex during this period.
resultsAmong the 402 randomised to brief advice, 397 (99%) received it. The adjusted mean difference in alcohol consumption at 6 months was -2.33 units per week (95% CI -4.69 to 0.03, p=0.053) among those in the active compared to the control arm of the trial. Unprotected sex was reported by 154 (53%) of those who received brief advice, and 178 (59%) controls (adjusted OR=0.89, 95% CI 0.63 to 1.25, p=0.496). There were no significant differences in costs between study groups at 6 months.
conclusionsIntroduction of universal screening and brief advice for excessive alcohol use among people attending sexual health clinics does not result in clinically important reductions in alcohol consumption or provide a cost-effective use of resources. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN 99963322.
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