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ASSIST: A Surveillance Study of Illicit Substance Toxicity

United Kingdom1,000 participantsStarted 2022-08-19

Plain-language summary

There is a drug-related death crisis in Scotland. This study aims to collaborate with Public Health Scotland in order to assess the feasibility of introducing a surveillance system to the Emergency Department to highlight illicit drug-related attendances. This will utilise both clinical data and toxiclogical analysis of anonymised samples. The data will inform of prevalence, trend data and utcome of ED patients attending with acute illict drug toxicity.

Who can participate

Age range16 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age \>16 * Patient attending QEUH ED directly relating to acute illicit drug use * Patients with reported acute illicit drug use toxicity who are unwell before they are seen in the Emergency Department but appear well in the ED should also be included Exclusion Criteria: * Condition more likely due to cause other than acute illicit drug use * Condition due to withdrawal of drugs / alcohol * Condition primarily related to alcohol use and no evidence of acute illicit drug use * Attendance is due to complication of previous drug use - i.e., BBV / infected injection site (without acute drug toxicity)

What they're measuring

Proportion of full data sets and toxicology analysis for all patient attending the ED due to acute illicit drug toxicity

Timeframe: 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05329142

SponsorNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2023-08-19

Contact for this trial

Lisa C Dunlop, MBChB, BSc FRCEM

0141 452 2930/1 lisa.dunlop2@nhs.scot

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