NHS study probes why some patients skip alcohol support
NCT ID NCT07580378
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will interview clinical staff and review patient data from an NHS alcohol care service in North West England. Researchers want to understand how acceptable the psychosocial interventions are to staff and what social or economic factors affect whether patients engage with the service. The goal is to improve future alcohol care programs.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help improve how alcohol care services are designed and delivered, making them more acceptable and accessible to patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only looks at past data and staff views, so it cannot prove what works best for patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Part 1: The participants for part 1 will be identified by the former service lead, who still works in the Trust. A list of all the clinical staff who worked in the alcohol care service will be provided to the Chief Investigator, in order to facilitate contact, with prospective participants. Part 2: Patients who had contact with the East Lancashire NHS-Health Trust alcohol-care service, between September 2023 and December 2024 (but who have not opted-out of their data being utilised for research purposes).
- Ages
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18 to 67 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical staff who worked in the ELHT alcohol care service, and received training in the delivery of psychosocial interventions using the ITEP Manual, and who are still employed by ELHT in other roles (following de-commissioning of the alcohol care service). * Patient data under part 2 of the study, who have not opted to have their data removed, in accordance with the NHS MESH, opt out scheme. Exclusion Criteria: * Clinical staff who worked in the ELHT alcohol care service, but who no longer work for the trust, or are retired. * Clinical staff who did not receive training in the delivery of psychosocial interventions. * Any patient data under part 2 of the study, who have opted to have their data removed for use, under the NHS MESH protocols.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Burnley General Teaching Hospital
Burnley, Lancashire, BB102pq, United Kingdom
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