The Effects of Different Interior Decorations in a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit.

NCT ID: NCT00184132

Last Updated: 2017-03-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

54 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2000-11-30

Study Completion Date

2010-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to compare effects of treatment of patients acutely admitted to a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with either a sparsely decorated interior or interior decorations like an ordinary, Norwegian home.

Detailed Description

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The PICU in Østmarka psychiatric department, St. Olavs Hospital contains 2 identical parts. Each part contains 2 beds. The PICU had a traditional sparsely decorated interior. In cooperation with architects and the county building authorities one of the parts were redecorated to an interior like an ordinary Norwegian home. All patients admitted the the PICU were semi-randomized to either traditional or "Norwegian home" interior decorations. Symptoms, behaviour, and treatment were evaluated at admittance, day 3 and discharge from the 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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Norwegian home style ward

The walls received wainscots, colourful wallpaper and paintings; the ceilings were lowered and had multiple lighting spots, the windows tasteful curtains; we put wardrobes, chairs, flowers and personal items in the patient rooms; and Italian ceramic tile covered the entire bathroom

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Psychiatric intensive care unit in Norwegian home style

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

sparsely furnished ward

traditional interior design and furnishings. The rooms had sparse furniture, walls in grey colours lacking pictures, no window curtains, single lamps in the ceiling 4 m high, bathroom with grey, laminated paint all over, and patient rooms with a single bed and a chair of metal tubes

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Psychiatric intensive care unit sparsely furnished and not decorated

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Interventions

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Psychiatric intensive care unit in Norwegian home style

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Psychiatric intensive care unit sparsely furnished and not decorated

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All patients acutely admitted to the PICU, St. Olavs Hospital, Østmarka dep.

Exclusion Criteria

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

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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St. Olavs Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

County of South Trøndelag

UNKNOWN

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, Linaker OM. Effects of different interior decorations in the seclusion area of a psychiatric acute ward. Nord J Psychiatry. 2005;59(1):19-24. doi: 10.1080/08039480510018887.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 16195094 (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)

Flovig JC, Vaaler AE, Morken G. Effects of legal and illegal use of benzodiazepines at acute admission to a psychiatric acute department. BMC Res Notes. 2010 Oct 19;3:263. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-263.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20958975 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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AEV-00

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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