Introduction Seminar About Patient Participation and Treatment Options for Psychiatric Patients on Waiting List

NCT ID: NCT00967265

Last Updated: 2018-09-05

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 92 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2009-06-30
• Study Completion Date: 2012-07-31

Brief Summary

Patient participation is a central concept in Norwegian health policy. It is mandatory in hospitals and emphasised as one of the most prioritised areas by the Government. Studies from Norway have repeatedly found that patients who seek help in community mental health centres ("DPS") are dissatisfied with the information they receive and about their possibility for real influence in their treatment.

One way to improve individual patient participation might be to give patients information before they start their treatment. This can be done as group based patient education to reduce the resources needed. Furthermore, as there are waiting lists for treatment, such introduction seminars could be held while patients are waiting to use this time in a meaningful way.

The present study therefore aims at testing the effect of an introduction seminar for patients on waiting list in a community mental health centre.

Conditions

Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Introduction seminar

Psychoeducation for patients on waiting list

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Introduction seminar

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The seminar will be held over two half days, each lasting 2.5 hours. Up to 30 patients can participate in each seminar. The details of the content of the program will be developed based on study one. The preliminarily plans are to give general information about the community mental health centre, the available treatment options and patients rights by presentations from health personnel and user representatives. At the end of each day, the patients will be divided into small groups mentored by health personnel were they can discuss the presentations and ask questions. In the breaks, literature and other type of information for patients will be on display. All participants will get a folder with details of the program and leaflets from patient organisations and governmental agencies.

Usual care

Usual care

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Usual care

Intervention Type: OTHER

Usual care

Interventions

Introduction seminar

The seminar will be held over two half days, each lasting 2.5 hours. Up to 30 patients can participate in each seminar. The details of the content of the program will be developed based on study one. The preliminarily plans are to give general information about the community mental health centre, the available treatment options and patients rights by presentations from health personnel and user representatives. At the end of each day, the patients will be divided into small groups mentored by health personnel were they can discuss the presentations and ask questions. In the breaks, literature and other type of information for patients will be on display. All participants will get a folder with details of the program and leaflets from patient organisations and governmental agencies.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Usual care

Usual care

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

psychoeducation

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients older than 18 years referred for out patient treatment who get a guarantee of starting treatment between 2 and 6 months will be included.

Exclusion Criteria

• patients with a guarantee of starting treatment in less than two months and
• patients who do not understand the consequences of taking part in the study

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Aslak Steinsbekk, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Locations

Tiller DPS

Trondheim, , Norway

Countries

Norway

References

Koksvik JM, Linaker OM, Grawe RW, Bjorngaard JH, Lara-Cabrera ML. The effects of a pretreatment educational group programme on mental health treatment outcomes: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Aug 29;18(1):665. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3466-2.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 30157839 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Introduction seminar

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id