A two-arm parallel-group individually randomised prison pilot study of a male remand alcohol intervention for self-efficacy enhancement: the APPRAISE study protocol
Dorothy Newbury-Birch,
Kate Hunt,
Aziz Sheikh,
Jamie Smith,
Andrew Stoddart,
Pam Smith,
Aisha Holloway,
Victoria Guthrie,
Gillian Waller,
Joanne Boyd,
Sharon Mercado,
Rosie Stenhouse,
Richard Anthony Parker,
Philip Conaglen,
Simon Coulton,
Gertraud Stadler,
Jeremy Bray,
Jennifer Ferguson,
Arun Sondhi,
Kieran Lynch,
Jessica Rees
Affiliations
Dorothy Newbury-Birch
School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Law, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
Kate Hunt
Institute of Social Marketing, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
Aziz Sheikh
Centre for Medical Informatics, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Jamie Smith
3 Department of Cardiology, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK
Andrew Stoddart
Edinburgh Health Services Research Unit, The University Of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Pam Smith
Nursing Studies, School of Health in Social Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Aisha Holloway
1 Nursing Studies, School of Health in Social Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Victoria Guthrie
School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Gillian Waller
School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Law, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
Joanne Boyd
School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Law, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
Sharon Mercado
School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Rosie Stenhouse
School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Richard Anthony Parker
4 Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Philip Conaglen
Public Health Directorate, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK
Simon Coulton
Centre for Health Service Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Gertraud Stadler
Institute for Gender Medicine, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Jeremy Bray
Department of Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensborough, UK
Jennifer Ferguson
School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Law, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
Arun Sondhi
Therapeutic Solutions, London, UK
Kieran Lynch
Criminal Justice, Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco Division, Public Health England, London, UK
Jessica Rees
Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, King`s College London, London, UK
Introduction The prevalence of at-risk drinking is far higher among those in contact with the criminal justice system (73%) than the general population (35%). However, there is little evidence on the effectiveness of alcohol brief interventions (ABIs) in reducing risky drinking among those in the criminal justice system, including the prison system and, in particular, those on remand. Building on earlier work, A two-arm parallel group individually randomised Prison Pilot study of a male Remand Alcohol Intervention for Self-efficacy Enhancement (APPRAISE) is a pilot study designed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of an ABI, delivered to male prisoners on remand. The findings of APPRAISE should provide the information required to design a future definitive randomised controlled trial (RCT).Methods and analysis APPRAISE will use mixed methods, with two linked phases, across two prisons in the UK, recruiting 180 adult men on remand: 90 from Scotland and 90 from England. Phase I will involve a two-arm, parallel-group, individually randomised pilot study. The pilot evaluation will provide data on the likely impact of A two-arm parallel group individually randomised Prison Pilot study of a male Remand Alcohol Intervention for Self-efficacy Enhancement (APPRAISE), which will be used to inform a future definitive multicentre RCT. Phase II will be a process evaluation assessing how the ABI has been implemented to explore the change mechanisms underpinning the ABI (figure 1) and to assess the context within which the ABI is delivered.Ethics and dissemination The APPRAISE protocol has been approved by the East of Scotland Research Ethics Committee (19/ES/0068), National Offender Management System (2019-240), Health Board Research and Development (2019/0268), Scottish Prison Service research and ethics committee, and by the University of Edinburgh’s internal ethics department. The findings will be disseminated via peer-reviewed journal publications, presentations at local, national and international conferences, infographics and shared with relevant stakeholders through meetings and events.Trial registration number ISRCTN27417180.
