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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN76248831
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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Anger Management, a randomised, controlled trial
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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N/A
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Serial number at source
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N0230117542
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Study hypothesis
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To assess the effectiveness of anger management by employing a cognitive behavioural framework.
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Ethics approval
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Not provided at time of registration
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Study design
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Randomised controlled trial
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Anger management
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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30 Subjects within age range 16-65 from patients referred for Anger Management training. <p>Inclusion criteria: a history of being unable to manage anger with or without a history of mental illness.
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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1. excessive use of drugs and/or alcohol
2. significant cognitive impairment
3. active psychosis.
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Anticipated start date
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01/03/2003
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Anticipated end date
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01/03/2004
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Status of trial
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Completed |
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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30
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Interventions
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Study subjects will be selected from those referred to the Anger Management group run at the Department of Psychiatry, Royal South Hants Hospital. It will compare a cognitive behaviour therapy based anger management program with a control group of patients on the waiting list. The study will last for 9 months. <p>Questionnaires will be used at the start, end of group therapy (3 months after the start) and again at 6 months follow up.
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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Anger will be measured using the Navco Anger Assessment Scale (NAS) and State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI). The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Elevations (CORE) scale will be used to measure the well-being and life functioning of the subjects. Depression and anxiety will be measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Evaluation belief scale will be used to measure the beliefs about self and others. Other variables to be collected include: age, gender, ethnicity, marital status and employment status.
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Sources of funding
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West Hampshire Consortium (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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2009 results in http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?aid=4433900
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Contact name
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Dr
Farooq
Naeem
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Address
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Dept of Psychiatry
Royal South Hants Hospital
Brintons Terrace
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City/town
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Southampton
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Zip/Postcode
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S014 0YG
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Sponsor
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Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK)
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Address
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The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
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City/town
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London
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Zip/Postcode
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SW1A 2NL
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)20 7307 2622
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Fax
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+44 (0)20 7307 2623
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Email
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dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.doh.gov.uk
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Date applied
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12/09/2003
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Last edited
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16/07/2009
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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12/09/2003
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