Response of Psychiatric Outpatients to the Great East Japan Earthquake

NCT01533064 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: ARCH 8 2012
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 328
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Objective: Reports have described how hospitalized psychiatric patients respond to disasters; however, few reports have described the response to disaster among psychiatric outpatients, who have relatively mild disease in comparison with hospitalized, severely ill psychiatric patients. Here the investigators have analyzed the response to disaster among this under-studied population. Method: The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, was a catastrophic disaster. The investigators studied psychiatric change among a population of psychiatric outpatients in Tochigi prefecture, located \~160 km (\~100 miles) southeast of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, in an area that suffered moderate damage from the earthquake. A total of 328 psychiatric outpatients were enrolled and were grouped into the diagnostic categories F2 (schizophrenic, schizotypal, and delusional disorders), F3 (affective disorders), and F4 (neurotic, stress-related, and somatoform disorders). All diagnoses were made using International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 10 criteria. Changes in symptoms were measured as a change in psychotropic medication after the disaster.

Conditions

Mood Disorders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Patient progress determined by whether a change in medication was needed.

  2 months after the disaster

Study Arms (1)

Psychiatric Outpatients

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 11 Years - 90 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

a total of 328 psychiatric outpatients of Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital

You may qualify if:

• Outpatients of Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital before the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011 who are classified as F2 (schizophrenic, schizotypal, and delusional disorders), F3 (affective disorders), or F4 (neurotic, stress-related, and somatoform disorders), using International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 10 diagnostic criteria

You may not qualify if:

• Outpatients who did not consult with our hospital in the 2 months after the earthquake were excluded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital

Ashikaga, Tochigi, 326-0842, Japan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mood Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Michitaka Funayama, M.D.

  Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Department of Neuropsychiatry, Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 11, 2012
• First Posted: February 15, 2012
• Study Start: March 1, 2011
• Study Completion: May 1, 2011
• Last Updated: February 15, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-02

Locations

JP (1)