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Developing a Brief Test of Drug and Alcohol Effects on Lung Health

Develops a short questionnaire on drug and alcohol use and lung health for adults.

Key facts

Who runs it
King's College London
Where
London, United KingdomSee the site
Trial code
Registry title
Development of the Drug and Alcohol Respiratory Health Test
Status
Not yet recruiting
People taking part
260 people, planned
Started
15 Apr 2025
Planned end
11 Nov 2025
Type of study
Observational
Record updated
10 April 2025

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for adults who smoke tobacco, cannabis, cocaine or opioids, or who drank alcohol in the past 28 days, and who have a personal mobile phone.

Age
Over 18, with no upper age limit
Sex
All sexes can join

Main reasons for not taking part

  • A health condition that makes a breathing test (spirometry) unsafe, such as heart attack, unstable angina or pulmonary embolism
  • Surgery in the past 3 months on the eye, chest or abdomen that makes spirometry unsafe
  • Likely unable to finish the study because of legal proceedings that risk jail

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • >18 (no upper age limit)
  • Inhalation (smoking) of tobacco, or cannabis, or cocaine, or opioids, or use of alcohol in the past 28 days
  • Possession of a personal mobile phone to arrange follow-up appointments

Who cannot take part

  • Reported physical health condition that would mean spirometry contra-indicated - including heart attack, unstable angina, pulmonary embolism,
  • Reported surgery in the past 3 months for an eye, chest, or abdominal condition that would mean spirometry contra-indicated
  • Likely inability to complete study due to criminal justice involvement with legal proceedings risking incarceration

Where in United Kingdom

  • South London & Maudsley NHS TrustLondon, United KingdomContact: Mike Kelleher, MDNot yet recruiting

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

The goal of this study is to develop a brief Drug and Alcohol Respiratory Health Test (DARHT) and offer it for routine use in clinical assessment and medical reviews

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Psychometric Development of the Alcohol and Drug Respiratory Health Questionnaire and Evaluation of a Lung Health Clinic
Plain-language title
Developing a Brief Test of Drug and Alcohol Effects on Lung HealthGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Record updated
10 April 2025