Brief Intervention and Fibroscan for Harmful Drinkers Presenting to the Emergency Department

Launched by NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · Feb 7, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) poses a significant burden to individuals, the population and the health and social care system in the United Kingdom (UK). Chronic liver disease is now the third most common cause of death and costs the National Health Service (NHS) an estimated £3.5 billion per year. This equates to 3.6% of the total NHS budget. The only effective way to reduce the risk of liver damage for people at high risk is to abstain from drinking alcohol. Alcohol services can successfully help people reduce their risk of liver damage by helping them reduce or stop drinking. Many people wi...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Has capacity to give informed consent
• • Have no urgent or life-threatening illness or injury
• • Have not eaten a larger meal within 3 hours of trial enrollment
• • Answer "yes" to a single item alcohol screening question (standard care)
• • Score of 11 or 12 on the Audit-C alcohol screening tool
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • They are unable or unwilling to undertake single-question screening (standard care)
• • They refuse or lack capacity to give informed consent to trial inclusion
• • They are living in postcodes outside of the catchment areas for Nottingham City or Nottingham County community alcohol treatment services
• • They have an urgent or life-threatening illness or injury
• • Their treating clinician thinks there is any other reason that they would not benefit from trial inclusion