Somatic Disease Among Alcohol Abusers in an Out-day Patients' Clinic
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Alcohol abuse is associated with a variety of clinical diseases, but studies on prevalence of different somatic diseases among alcohol abusers are lacking. Studies on populations in an out-day patients' clinic are also lacking.
The investigators aim to study somatic health standard in an out-day patients' clinic population of alcohol abusers, with regard to prevalence of different kinds of somatic diseases, and how the interaction of somatic and psychiatric treatment can influence on patients quality of life. Clinical examination including blood samples and echocardiographic examinations in all participants, other additional examinations (as x-ray, CT or MRI if indicated by clinical findings).
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
Retrospective methods will be used to study former somatic disease, cross-section design to study present somatic disease and prospective design to study quality of life, psychiatric and somatic health after combination of psychiatric and somatic examinations and treatment.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Out-day patients' clinic Alcohol abusers referred to out-day patients' clinic which consent to participate in the study |
Other: Psychiatric and somatic examinations and ,if clinical indicated, treatment
Patients referred to the clinic will be given optimal treatment for revealed psychiatric and/or somatic disease including conversational therapy, and if indicated therapeutic interventions with respect to any kind of disease.
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| Control Control group for the cardiac arm of the study will be matched controls from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Prevalence of different kinds of somatic disease [3 months after inclusion]
Prevalence of somatic disease at study attendance of any kind, specified for heart disease, gall- and liver disease, neuropathic disease.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Prevalence of former somatic disease [3 months after inclusion]
Prevalence of former somatic disease investigated by anamnestic examination, search in patient journals and communication with the patients community health service.
- Outcome of psychiatric and somatic treatment of alcohol abusers [1 year after stopped inclusion]
Quality of life and score of somatic and psychiatric health 1 year after inclusion
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Alcohol abusers reffered to the out-day patients' clinic at Dep. of Psychiatry, Levanger Hospital, Norway
Exclusion Criteria:
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Not consenting to participate
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Not able to consent
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Levanger Hospital, Dep. of Psychiatry | Levanger | Norway | N-7600 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Erling Dalen, MD, Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- Awtry EH, Philippides GJ. Alcoholic and cocaine-associated cardiomyopathies. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2010 Jan-Feb;52(4):289-99. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2009.11.004. Review.
- Moss M, Burnham EL. Alcohol abuse in the critically ill patient. Lancet. 2006 Dec 23;368(9554):2231-42. Review.
- Moss M, Parsons PE, Steinberg KP, Hudson LD, Guidot DM, Burnham EL, Eaton S, Cotsonis GA. Chronic alcohol abuse is associated with an increased incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome and severity of multiple organ dysfunction in patients with septic shock. Crit Care Med. 2003 Mar;31(3):869-77.
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