Back to resultsAssertive Community Treatment in Copenhagen
Primary Purpose
Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder
Status
Unknown status
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Denmark
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Assertive Community Treatment
Treatment in Community Mental Health Center
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Schizophrenia focused on measuring Schizophrenia, Assertive community treatment
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: User of bed days exceeded 40 days last two years; or 4+ admissions during last two years; or A second diagnosis of substance misuse; or Non compliance with medication or outpatient visits in usual settings; or Being unable to use other existing services Exclusion Criteria: Forensic patient with a sentence to stay in hospital
Sites / Locations
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Adherence to treatment
Secondary Outcome Measures
Experience of violation of personal integrity and privacy in relation to treatment
User satisfaction
Quality of Life
Substance misuse
Social network
Affiliation to labor market
Independent living
Crime
Suicidal behaviour
Use of psychiatric services
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT00225602
First Posted
September 22, 2005
Last Updated
September 22, 2005
Sponsor
Bispebjerg Hospital
Collaborators
Copenhagen Hospital Corporation
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00225602
Brief Title
Assertive Community Treatment in Copenhagen
Official Title
Quasi-Experimental Trial of the Effect of Assertive Community Treatment Among Those With Severe Mental Disorder
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
September 2005
Overall Recruitment Status
Unknown status
Study Start Date
January 2004 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
undefined (undefined)
Study Completion Date
May 2006 (undefined)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Name of the Sponsor
Bispebjerg Hospital
Collaborators
Copenhagen Hospital Corporation
4. Oversight
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of assertive community treatment in Copenhagen in two regions compared with two regions where this treatment was not implemented. The effect on user satisfaction, use of bed days, social network, global assessment of functioning, substance misuse will be evaluated.
Detailed Description
In area where assertive community treatment was implemented 100 patients had filled in a form regarding their social situation. They were interviewed after one year and asked about user satisfaction and followed up in Danish registers. Register information was extracted concerning vital status, cause of death, use of psychiatric services and criminal record. The same procedure was carried out for a comparison group, carefully matched, from other regions in Copenhagen, where assertive community treatment was not implemented.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder
Keywords
Schizophrenia, Assertive community treatment
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Enrollment
400 (false)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Assertive Community Treatment
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Treatment in Community Mental Health Center
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Adherence to treatment
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Experience of violation of personal integrity and privacy in relation to treatment
Title
User satisfaction
Title
Quality of Life
Title
Substance misuse
Title
Social network
Title
Affiliation to labor market
Title
Independent living
Title
Crime
Title
Suicidal behaviour
Title
Use of psychiatric services
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
65 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
User of bed days exceeded 40 days last two years; or
4+ admissions during last two years; or
A second diagnosis of substance misuse; or
Non compliance with medication or outpatient visits in usual settings; or
Being unable to use other existing services
Exclusion Criteria:
Forensic patient with a sentence to stay in hospital
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Merete Nordentoft, Ph.D
Organizational Affiliation
Bispebjerg Hospital
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Bispebjerg Hospital
City
Copenhagen
ZIP/Postal Code
2400
Country
Denmark
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