CIPLINC Version 1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Community pharmacy alcohol-related liver disease risk identification and linkage to care through development of a complex intervention (CIPLINC) study
IRAS ID
310684
Contact name
Alexander Smith
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Southampton
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 7 months, 31 days
Research summary
Background\n\nLiver disease is a frequent and ever more common reason for dying in the United Kingdom (UK). The most common cause of liver disease in the UK is alcohol. Death from liver disease can be prevented if liver disease is found at an early stage. Alcohol-related liver disease can be found earlier by assessing for it in people who drink too much alcohol. This is advised in national guidelines.\nLocal pharmacists are one of the most accessible health professionals. Lots of pharmacies are in areas where more people have alcohol problems. Local pharmacists can identify people who drink too much alcohol and provide them support to drink less. However, it is not known if local pharmacists can get these people assessed for alcohol-related liver disease. \n\nObjectives \n\nWe want to understand how local pharmacists could get people assessed for alcohol-related liver disease to help develop a novel service that aims to achieve this. We will then test the service on a small scale. To do this we will:\n\nExplore how stakeholders think the service could work\n\nExplore acceptability and feasibility of delivering the service on a small scale\n\nWork out whether we can collect the alcohol-related liver disease assessment results required to test whether the service is effective\n\nHow will it be done?\n\nWe will interview stakeholders to explore their views of how the service could work. We will then introduce the service in local pharmacies and interview staff involved with delivering it and members of the public that use it.\nWe will also collect service use data. We will analyse this with the interviews to understand how the service worked and how it can be improved.\nThe work will also inform how to undertake future research to see if the service is more effective than what is currently done.\n
REC name
South Central - Oxford B Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/SC/0222
Date of REC Opinion
11 Jul 2022
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion