NCT00278811

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two different kinds of follow-up care and their effects on psychiatric service use and psychological well-being. This randomized, controlled trial of subjects discharged from the psychiatric emergency services to outpatient care receive traditional hospital-based outpatient clinic referrals (treatment as usual) or appointments for community-based follow-up by a mobile crisis team.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
120

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_1

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2003

Typical duration for phase_1

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2003

Completed
2.8 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 16, 2006

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 18, 2006

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2006

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2006

Completed
Last Updated

October 22, 2015

Status Verified

October 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

2.9 years

First QC Date

January 16, 2006

Last Update Submit

October 20, 2015

Conditions

Emergency Services, Psychiatric

Keywords

Mental Health ServicesSuicideSuicide ideation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Subjects randomized to the experimental treatment will demonstrate significantly increased rates of linkage to first outpatient contact as compared with subjects randomized to control treatment.

    1 week

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Subjects randomized to experimental treatment will demonstrate significantly reduced levels of psychiatric symptoms and significantly increased scores of overall functioning at 3 months after study enrollment,

    3 months

  • and will demonstrate significantly higher use of outpatient mental health clinical services, lower use of ED contacts, and lower use of inpatient mental health services versus the control group during the six months after study enrollment.

    3 months

Interventions

mobile crisis teamPROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may not qualify if:

  • Subjects less than 18 years old, those rated as not suicidal in the emergency department, subjects with mental retardation/developmental delay, and subjects who have community psychiatric treatment that they elect to continue in lieu of hospital outpatient psychiatric services referral are ineligible.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Suicide

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Self-Injurious BehaviorBehavioral SymptomsBehavior

Study Officials

  • Glenn W. Currier, M.D., M.P.H.

    University of Rochester

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 16, 2006

First Posted

January 18, 2006

Study Start

April 1, 2003

Primary Completion

March 1, 2006

Study Completion

March 1, 2006

Last Updated

October 22, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-10

Locations

US(1)