Effects of a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit - Tabular View

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Tracking Information

First Received Date ^†

September 9, 2005

Last Updated Date

September 15, 2005

Start Date ^†

October 2001

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^†

Length of stay in PICU.
Effect of treatment (PANSS).
Violent or threatening incidents (SOAS-R).

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^†

Same as current

Change History

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Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^†

Therapeutic steps and nurses' interventions daily.

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^†

Same as current

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^†

Effects of a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit

Official Title ^†

Effects of a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit in an Acute Psychiatric Department.

Brief Summary

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

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.

Study Phase

Study Type ^†

Interventional

Study Design ^†

Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Condition ^†

Acute Psychiatry

Intervention ^†

Procedure: Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit

Study Arms / Comparison Groups

Publications *

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Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^†

Completed

Enrollment ^†

Completion Date

March 2002

Primary Completion Date

Eligibility Criteria ^†

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.

Gender

Both

Ages

18 Years and older

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Contacts ^††

Location Countries ^†

Norway

Expanded Access Status

Administrative Information

NCT ID ^†

NCT00184119

Responsible Party

Secondary IDs ^††

Study Sponsor ^†

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Collaborators ^††

St. Olavs Hospital

Investigators ^†

Study Chair:

Olav M Linaker, Professor

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Information Provided By

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Verification Date

September 2005

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