Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a peer-delivered, relational, harm reduction intervention to improve mental health, quality of life, and related outcomes, for people experiencing homelessness and substance use problems: protocol for the ‘SHARPS’ cluster randomised controlled trial

Tessa Parkes, Hannah Carver, Jennifer Boyd, Seonaidh Cotton, Suzanne Breeman, David Cooper, Mark Forrest, Rebecca Foster, Jake Hawthorn, Kate Hunt, Mary Kilonzo, Catriona Matheson, Margaret Maxwell, Stewart W. Mercer, Bernie Pauly, Graham Scotland, Wez Steele, Harry Sumnall, Jason Wallace, Lisa Macaulay, Graeme MacLennan

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DOI: 10.1186/s13063-025-09364-x
Published: 2025-12-13
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s13063-025-09364-x,
  title = {Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a peer-delivered, relational, harm reduction intervention to improve mental health, quality of life, and related outcomes, for people experiencing homelessness and substance use problems: protocol for the ‘SHARPS’ cluster randomised controlled trial},
  author = {Tessa Parkes and Hannah Carver and Jennifer Boyd and Seonaidh Cotton and Suzanne Breeman and David Cooper and Mark Forrest and Rebecca Foster and Jake Hawthorn and Kate Hunt and Mary Kilonzo and Catriona Matheson and Margaret Maxwell and Stewart W. Mercer and Bernie Pauly and Graham Scotland and Wez Steele and Harry Sumnall and Jason Wallace and Lisa Macaulay and Graeme MacLennan},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Trials},
  doi = {10.1186/s13063-025-09364-x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-09364-x}
}

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AU  - Hannah Carver
AU  - Jennifer Boyd
AU  - Seonaidh Cotton
AU  - Suzanne Breeman
AU  - David Cooper
AU  - Mark Forrest
AU  - Rebecca Foster
AU  - Jake Hawthorn
AU  - Kate Hunt
AU  - Mary Kilonzo
AU  - Catriona Matheson
AU  - Margaret Maxwell
AU  - Stewart W. Mercer
AU  - Bernie Pauly
AU  - Graham Scotland
AU  - Wez Steele
AU  - Harry Sumnall
AU  - Jason Wallace
AU  - Lisa Macaulay
AU  - Graeme MacLennan
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Parkes, T., Carver, H., Boyd, J., Cotton, S., Breeman, S., Cooper, D., Forrest, M., Foster, R., Hawthorn, J., Hunt, K., Kilonzo, M., Matheson, C., Maxwell, M., Mercer, S. W., Pauly, B., Scotland, G., Steele, W., Sumnall, H., Wallace, J., Macaulay, L., & MacLennan, G. (2025). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a peer-delivered, relational, harm reduction intervention to improve mental health, quality of life, and related outcomes, for people experiencing homelessness and substance use problems: protocol for the ‘SHARPS’ cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-09364-x

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