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NCT Number: NCT01416103

Alcohol and Employment

The purpose of the study is to determine whether welfare-to-work schemes combined with alcohol treatment are more efficient than a welfare-to-work scheme alone, for unemployed citizens with alcohol problems.

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Key information

Conditions

Alcohol Abuse Alcohol-Related Disorders Alcoholism Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

National Institute of Public Health - University of Southern Denmark

Copenhagen, Copenhagen K, 1353, Denmark

About this study

Background and purpose: The Tryg Foundation Denmark has awarded funds for a study that tests how to most efficiently combine welfare-to-work schemes with efforts against alcoholism, in relation to a return to the labour market.

The study will be carried out in a number of Danish municipalities in the time frame 2011-2014.

The purpose of the study is to determine whether a welfare-to-work scheme combined with alcohol treatment is more efficient than a welfare-to-work scheme alone, for unemployed citizens with alcohol problems.

Design: If the welfare recipient meets the inclusion criteria, then the recipient is provided with information about the project by the caseworker. If the recipient wishes to participate in the project he/she is asked to fill out a consent form and a questionnaire regarding employment status, alcohol consumption, other habits of abuse, health status and background information.

Welfare recipients who do not wish to participate will as usual be referred to the welfare-to-work schemes deemed most appropriate by the caseworker.

The intervention is designed as a randomized controlled trial, where heavy drinkers who meet the inclusion criteria and wish to participate will be allocated to either:

A) An intervention group receiving welfare-to-work scheme combined with alcohol treatment.

or

B) A control group receiving only welfare-to-work scheme.

After 6 and 12 months there will be a follow-up where participants will be asked to answer a questionnaire with questions about their employment status, alcohol consumption, other habits of abuse, health status and background information.

In this study ANCOVA is chosen to analyses the effective of the intervention.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants must have an audit-score above 7.
  • Participants must be unemployed and receive welfare-to-work schemes when included.

Exclusion criteria

  • Participants who have an audit-score below 8.
  • Participants who have a normal job.

Treatment and study plan

Intervention group

Other

Alcohol treatment paralleling welfare-to-work participation: The participants are referred to the municipalities' outpatient alcohol treatment programmes and at the same time referred to an ordinary welfare-to-work programme.

Control Group

Other

The participants will as usual be referred to the welfare-to-work schemes deemed most appropriate by the caseworker. The intervention is no different than what the municipality would have offered if the participant was not part of the study.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in the participant's employment status at 6 and 12 months.

    Time frame: 6 and 12 months

    Change in the participant's employment status, i.e. a) ordinary job, b) change in the participant transfer payments or in other ways approaching the labour market.

    Employment status is measured with self-reported questionnaires and with a number of administrative registers connected through each participant's personal identification number.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in the participant's alcohol consumption, health status and readiness for the labour market at 6 and 12 months.

    Time frame: 6 and 12 months

    • Alcohol consumption is measured with The Alcohol Use Disorder Test (AUDIT) and with the average volume of alcohol per week.
    • Health status is measured with the standardized instrument EQ5D and with questionnaire on self rated health.
    • Readiness for the labour market is measured with five self rated questionnaires.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Southern Denmark

Other

Collaborators

  • TRYG Foundation

Registry information

Official study title

Alcohol and Employment - a Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Aug 12, 2011
Registry last updated
Feb 19, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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