Somatic Disease Among Alcohol Abusers in an Out-day Patients' Clinic

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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).

Detailed Description
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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.

Official Title
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Somatic Disease Among Alcohol Abusers in an Out-day Patients' Clinic. A Neglected Area

Conditions
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Liver Failure, HEART DISEASE, DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, Alcoholic Neuropathy

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Psychiatric and somatic examinations and ,if clinical indicated, treatment


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Alcohol abusers reffered to the out-day patients' clinic at Dep. of Psychiatry, Levanger Hospital, Norway Exclusion Criteria: Not consenting to participate Not able to consent

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Out-day patients' clinic<br>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<br>* 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.<br>|
| Control<br>Control group for the cardiac arm of the study will be matched controls from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Prevalence of different kinds of somatic disease | Prevalence of somatic disease at study attendance of any kind, specified for heart disease, gall- and liver disease, neuropathic disease. | 3 months after inclusion | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Prevalence of former somatic disease | Prevalence of former somatic disease investigated by anamnestic examination, search in patient journals and communication with the patients community health service. | 3 months after inclusion | 
| Outcome of psychiatric and somatic treatment of alcohol abusers | Quality of life and score of somatic and psychiatric health 1 year after inclusion | 1 year after stopped inclusion | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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heart failure, liver, depression, neuropathy