Effects of a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit

NCT ID: NCT00184119

Last Updated: 2024-11-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

118 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-10-31

Study Completion Date

2010-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to compare the effects of using or not using a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in an acute psychiatric department.

Detailed Description

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The main aim of the study is to compare the effects of using or not using a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in an acute psychiatric department.The acute ward of Østmarka psychiatric department, St. Olavs Hospital has a PICU separated from the rest of the ward. The PICU is separated with a locked door. Under two different conditions at different times all patients evaluated to be in need of PICU were admitted to the PICU. In the first condition the doors inside the PICU and between the rest of the acute ward and PICU were closed or locked. In the second condition the doors inside the PICU and the door between the PICU and the rest of the acute ward were either removed or held permanently open. In the second condition the patients thus were admitted to a PICU unit not using PICU principles.

The patients were evaluated with different rating scales at admittance, day three and at discharge from PICU.

Conditions

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Mental Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Whole acute unit

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Care in whole acute unit

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

psychiatric acute care as usual

Interventions

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Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Care in whole acute unit

psychiatric acute care as usual

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All patients admitted to Østmarka psychiatric department, St. Olavs Hospital in need of a PICU.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with dementia or mental retardation to an extensive degree.
* Patients not speaking Norwegian or English.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

110 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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St. Olavs Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Olav M Linaker, Professor

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Locations

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Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital

Trondheim, , Norway

Site Status

Countries

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Norway

References

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Vaaler AE, Morken G, Flovig JC, Iversen VC, Linaker OM. Effects of a psychiatric intensive care unit in an acute psychiatric department. Nord J Psychiatry. 2006;60(2):144-9. doi: 10.1080/08039480600583472.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 16635934 (View on PubMed)

Vaaler AE, Iversen VC, Morken G, Flovig JC, Palmstierna T, Linaker OM. Short-term prediction of threatening and violent behaviour in an Acute Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit based on patient and environment characteristics. BMC Psychiatry. 2011 Mar 18;11:44. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-11-44.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 21418581 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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AEV-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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