Evaluation of Home Treatment for Acute Psychiatric Care
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interventional
700
1 country
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Brief Summary
The study's goal is to evaluate whether home treatment is an effective and efficient alternative to inpatient care for people with acute mental illness. Patients who meet the study's inclusion criteria are randomly assigned to either the condition home treatment or inpatient care (treatment-as-usual), during one year. Following two years, the two treatment modalities will be analyzed in terms of inpatient days, cost effectiveness, rehospitalization rate, severity of symptoms and sociodemographics.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Nov 2017
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 19, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 25, 2017
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 1, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 1, 2020
CompletedOctober 25, 2017
October 1, 2017
3 years
October 19, 2017
October 24, 2017
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Inpatient days
Number of inpatient days per patient
2 years follow-up
Secondary Outcomes (8)
Total days in treatment
2 years follow-up
Treatment costs
2 years follow-up
Rehospitalization rate
2 years follow-up
Adverse events
2 years follow-up
Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF)
2 years follow-up
- +3 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Home Treatment
EXPERIMENTALPatients with acute mental illness are treated at their houses by a mobile and multiprofessional care team instead of being treated as inpatients if their medical condition permits.
Treatment-as-usual
ACTIVE COMPARATORPatients with acute mental illness are treated as inpatients in a psychiatric clinic.
Interventions
Patients with acute mental illness in need of inpatient care are treated at their houses by a mobile and multiprofessional care team if their health condition permits.
Patients with acute mental illness in need of inpatient care are treated in a psychiatric clinic.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Need for acute psychiatric inpatient care
- Residence in Zurich city
- Health insurance for Home Treatment
You may not qualify if:
- none
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich
Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8032, Switzerland
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Matthias Jäger, MD
Psychiatric University Hospital, Zurich
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- PD Dr. med.
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 19, 2017
First Posted
October 25, 2017
Study Start
November 1, 2017
Primary Completion
November 1, 2020
Study Completion
November 1, 2020
Last Updated
October 25, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-10
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share