NCT00184132

Brief Summary

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.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
54

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2000

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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

November 1, 2000

Completed
4.9 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 9, 2005

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 16, 2005

Completed
4.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2010

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

March 13, 2017

Status Verified

March 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

9.6 years

First QC Date

September 9, 2005

Last Update Submit

March 10, 2017

Conditions

Mental Disorders

Keywords

Intensive care unitsEmergency services, psychiatricInterior Design and FurnishingsIntensive Care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Length of stay in days

    1 month

  • Scores on general psychiatric rating scale

    Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)

    3 days

  • Scores on violent or threatening incidents

    recorded with Staff Observation Aggression ScaleRevised (SOAS-R)

    3 days

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Therapeutic steps daily

    3 days

Study Arms (2)

Norwegian home style ward

EXPERIMENTAL

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

Procedure: Psychiatric intensive care unit in Norwegian home style

sparsely furnished ward

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

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

Procedure: Psychiatric intensive care unit sparsely furnished and not decorated

Interventions

Psychiatric intensive care unit in Norwegian home stylePROCEDURE
Norwegian home style ward
Psychiatric intensive care unit sparsely furnished and not decoratedPROCEDURE
sparsely furnished ward

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

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

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

Study Sites (1)

Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital

Trondheim, 7441, Norway

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • 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.

    PMID: 16195094RESULT

  • 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.

    PMID: 21418581DERIVED

  • 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.

    PMID: 20958975DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mental Disorders

Study Officials

  • Olav M Linaker, Professor

    Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    STUDY CHAIR

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

November 1, 2000

Primary Completion

June 1, 2010

Study Completion

June 1, 2010

Last Updated

March 13, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-03

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

NO(1)