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

NCT01081197 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2021-11-09

No results posted yet for this study

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).

Conditions

  • HEART DISEASE
  • Liver Failure
  • DEPRESSIVE DISORDER
  • Alcoholic Neuropathy

Interventions

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Erling Dalen, MD · Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2013-05-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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Diseases

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