CompletedNot Applicable

Effects of a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit

Norway118 participantsStarted 2001-10

Plain-language summary

The purpose of the study is to compare the effects of using or not using a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in an acute psychiatric department.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 110 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * All patients admitted to Østmarka psychiatric department, St. Olavs Hospital in need of a PICU. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with dementia or mental retardation to an extensive degree. * Patients not speaking Norwegian or English.

What they're measuring

Length of stay in Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

Timeframe: 3 days

Symptoms of psychopathology

Timeframe: 3 days

Violent or threatening incidents

Timeframe: 3 days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00184119

SponsorNorwegian University of Science and Technology

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2010-06

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