Aftercare in the Community Health Center

NCT ID: NCT01719354

Last Updated: 2017-02-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

41 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-31

Study Completion Date

2015-04-30

Brief Summary

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This is a trial to examine the effects of aftercare for mental health patients in community health center (Leistad). Recruitment occurs among hospitalized patients in psychiatric hospitals (Østmarka). After discharge, patients will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: intervention group (community health center, primary care) or control group (Community mental health centers of District Psychiatric Service, specialist care).

The project's primary objective is to investigate the effect of community services on patients' functional capacity and user satisfaction after discharge. Secondly, the number of treatment days and readmissions to mental health care will be examined. The project will also compare costs of hospitalization, in psychiatric hospital and community health center respectively. Data will be collected from community health records, medical records and patient systems in psychiatric hospital, community mental health centers of District Psychiatric Service (DPS) and questionnaires filled out by patients.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Mental Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Community Health center

Aftercare in a community Health center

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Community Health center

Intervention Type OTHER

Observation of the functioning and coordination of health care before discharge to own home.

Control

AFtercare as usual in hospital/Mental health centers of District Psychiatric Service (DPS.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control

Intervention Type OTHER

standard aftercare in hospital/mental health centers of District Psychiatric Service (DPS).

Interventions

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Community Health center

Observation of the functioning and coordination of health care before discharge to own home.

Intervention Type OTHER

Control

standard aftercare in hospital/mental health centers of District Psychiatric Service (DPS).

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* considered by the responsible manager to have given consent
* hospitalized, diagnosed and treated such as can be continued in a District Psychiatric Service or a health center.
* stable condition, but anxiety and disruptive behavior may occur to a lesser extent.
* considered to have a perceived need for complex services from specialist health and community for a long time after discharge.

Exclusion Criteria

* not in a stable phase thus shielding required
Minimum Eligible Age

18 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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Aslak Steinsbekk, prof

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

NTNU, Department of Public Health and General Practice

Locations

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Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics

Trondheim, , Norway

Site Status

Countries

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Norway

References

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Roos E, Bjerkeset O, Steinsbekk A. Health care utilization and cost after discharge from a mental health hospital; an RCT comparing community residential aftercare and treatment as usual. BMC Psychiatry. 2018 Nov 12;18(1):363. doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1941-2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30419894 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2011/1770

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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