Somatic Disease Among Alcohol Abusers in an Out-day Patients' Clinic
NCT ID: NCT01081197
Last Updated: 2021-11-09
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
150 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2010-03-31
2013-05-31
Brief Summary
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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).
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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COHORT
OTHER
Study Groups
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Out-day patients' clinic
Alcohol abusers referred to out-day patients' clinic which consent to participate in the study
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.
Control
Control group for the cardiac arm of the study will be matched controls from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT)
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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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.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Not able to consent
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Erling Dalen, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
Locations
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Levanger Hospital, Dep. of Psychiatry
Levanger, , Norway
Countries
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References
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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. doi: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000055389.64497.11.
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.
Moss M, Burnham EL. Alcohol abuse in the critically ill patient. Lancet. 2006 Dec 23;368(9554):2231-42. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69490-7.
Dalen E, Holmen J, Nordahl HM. Somatic health of patients at an outpatient clinic for substance abuse. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2015 Jan 27;135(2):127-31. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.13.0801. eCollection 2015 Jan 27. English, Norwegian.
Other Identifiers
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LE_ARP_Somatic_AlcoholAddicts
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id