Effects of a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit
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interventional
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1 country
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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.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Oct 2001
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2001
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 9, 2005
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 16, 2005
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2010
CompletedNovember 20, 2024
November 1, 2024
8.7 years
September 9, 2005
November 18, 2024
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Length of stay in Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
3 days
Symptoms of psychopathology
assessed by Broset Violence Checklist (BVC), a six-item observer-rated scale scoring behaviours. Higher scores predict imminent violence in psychiatric inpatients
3 days
Violent or threatening incidents
recorded with the Staff Observation Aggression Scale-Revised (SOAS-R),
3 days
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Therapeutic steps and nurses' interventions
3 days
Study Arms (2)
Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit
EXPERIMENTALWhole acute unit
ACTIVE COMPARATORInterventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- All patients admitted to Østmarka psychiatric department, St. Olavs Hospital in need of a PICU.
You may not qualify if:
- Patients with dementia or mental retardation to an extensive degree.
- Patients not speaking Norwegian or English.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Norwegian University of Science and Technologylead
- St. Olavs Hospitalcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital
Trondheim, 7441, Norway
Related Publications (2)
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.
PMID: 16635934RESULTVaaler 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.
PMID: 21418581DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Olav M Linaker, Professor
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 9, 2005
First Posted
September 16, 2005
Study Start
October 1, 2001
Primary Completion
June 1, 2010
Study Completion
June 1, 2010
Last Updated
November 20, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-11
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share