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Patient Guided Psychiatric Admissions

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified December 2011 by St. Olavs Hospital
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
St. Olavs Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01133587
First received: May 19, 2010
Last updated: December 19, 2011
Last verified: December 2011
History of Changes

May 19, 2010
December 19, 2011
May 2010
June 2014   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
  • Symptoms and functioning [ Time Frame: 0-6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Behavior and symptom identification scale (BASIS 32)
  • Coping [ Time Frame: 0-6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Patient Activation Measure (PAM)
  • Recovery [ Time Frame: 0-6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Recovery Assessment Scale (RAS 24)
Same as current
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01133587 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
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Patient Guided Psychiatric Admissions
Patient Guided Psychiatric Admissions

Background:

To meet the requirement for increased patient involvement, several DPSs have initiated a service called "patient-guided admissions". The study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Hypothesis:

  1. A reduction in the number of nights admitted, both in relation to voluntary and involuntary admissions will be registered, due to "patient-guided admissions".
  2. Patients will experience improved mental health as well as improved quality of life as a result of participating in "patient-guided admissions".
  3. Patients will experience an increased feeling of coping as a result of participating in "patient-guided admissions".

  4. Patients will experience increased feeling of:

    • self confidence and hope
    • willingness to ask for help
    • a wish to succeed
    • trust towards others.
  5. Patients will experience a reduced feeling of being dominated by symptoms as a result of participating in "Patient-guided admissions".

Design:

Patients (n=50) with severe mental illness (psychosis/bipolar illness, some with a supplementary drug problem) in need of long term treatment from primary and special health care will be recruited by the person in charge of their treatment at Nidaros DPS. The patients will be randomized into two groups and given:

  1. contract regarding "patient-guided admissions" starting immediately, or
  2. contract regarding "patient-guided admissions" starting a year after (wait list control group).

The groups will be compared based on various outcomes, as well as short qualitative interviews regarding mental condition, need of help and involvement in own treatment.
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Interventional
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Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Schizophrenia
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Other: wait list control
    Patient-guided admissions contract regarding "patient-guided admissions" starting a year after.
  • Behavioral: admissions contract
    contract regarding "patient-guided admissions" starting immediately
  • Experimental: admissions contract
    contract regarding "patient-guided admissions"
    Intervention: Behavioral: admissions contract
  • Active Comparator: wait list control
    1 year on waiting list
    Intervention: Other: wait list control
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Recruiting
50
December 2014
June 2014   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
  • long term care
  • established relationship with the ward

Exclusion Criteria:

  • extensive substance use problems
  • self-destructive behavior
  • not able to consent
Both
18 Years and older
No
Contact: Lasse Eriksen, PhD +4773865400 lasse.eriksen@stolav.no
Contact: Gretha Helen Evensen, Msc/RPN +4773865400 gretha.helen.evensen@stolav.no
Norway
 
NCT01133587
2009/1704, 2009/1704
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St. Olavs Hospital
St. Olavs Hospital
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Principal Investigator: Lasse Eriksen, PhD St. Olavs Hospital
St. Olavs Hospital
December 2011

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