Validation of SUSS
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Validation of the Substance Use Screening for Specialists (SUSS)
IRAS ID
136716
Contact name
Duncan Raistrick
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Research summary
The aim is to validate the Substance Use Screening for Specialists (SUSS) tool, with a sample of service users referred to Leeds Addiction Unit (LAU). This research will assess whether the SUSS demonstrates adequate reliability and validity for use in specialist services and whether the scores are comparable to the gold standard tools; the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST), developed by the World Health Organisation. The package of outcome measures used at LAU will also be measured against the Treatment Outcomes Profile (TOP) completed at the first research interview and the Maudsley Addiction Profile (MAP) completed at the second research interview.
Service users referred to LAU will be eligible to take part in the study and all data collection will happen at this site. Each participant will be in the study for three months, consisting of two interviews. The first interview will be within two weeks of the participant’s first attendance to LAU and will last approximately 20 minutes. The second interview will be within two weeks of a three month follow up appointment and will last approximately 45 minutes. The following measures are completed as part of routine practice: Leeds Dependence Questionnaire (LDQ), Social Satisfaction Questionnaire (SSQ), Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-10 (CORE-10), EQ-5D 3L and societal impact measures. Additionally, for the research, participants will be asked to complete the AUDIT, ASSIST, TOP and MAP.
REC name
North East - York Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
13/NE/0320
Date of REC Opinion
18 Nov 2013
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion