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Depressive DisordersNCT00153959

Psychiatric Day Hospital Treatment

A study testing acute psychiatric day care in people with Depressive Disorders and Schizophrenia, run by Technische Universität Dresden at 5 sites in 5 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of acute psychiatric day care to conventional inpatient care within a cross-national multi-site randomised controlled trial. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
What is being tested?
acute psychiatric day care
How many people
Not given
Where
5 sitesin 5 countries
Study dates
Start not givento not given
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must have presented with a mental disorder with current symptoms that had either led to at least a moderate disturbance in performance in more than one area of daily living or had jeopardized the residential, financial or occupational status of the patient or his family
  • Treatments other than inpatient or day hospital care must have been inadequate or not sufficiently effective for the patient's current mental state

Who cannot join

  • Temporary admission for diagnostic purposes or for other reasons
  • Under 18 or over 65 years
  • Admission without consent of the patient (according to country-specific legal regulations)
  • One-way journey to hospital longer than 60 minutes
  • Suicidal risk
  • Risk to others
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  • Degree of severity of the disorder requires measures restrictive of the patient's freedom on the day of admission, or a 1:1 supervision, or deems such probable
  • Acute intoxication
  • Main clinical diagnosis: addictive disorder
  • Presence of a somatic disorder requiring inpatient care
  • Direct transfer from a different hospital
  • Homelessness
  • Need for constant pick-up and delivery service
  • Inability to give informed consent with respect to participating in the study

Trial locations and contacts

5 sites in 5 countries.

5 sites in 5 countries

Czechia1 site
  • Department of Psychiatry, First Medical Faculty, Charles University of Prague

    Prague, 12801

Other trials in Czechia

Germany1 site
  • Department of Psychiatry at Dresden University of Technology

    Dresden, Saxony, 01304

Other trials in Germany

Poland1 site
  • Department of Psychiatry, Wroclaw University of Medicine

    Wroclaw, 50-367

Other trials in Poland

Slovakia1 site
  • Michalovce Psychiatric Hospital

    Michalovce, 07101

Other trials in Slovakia

United Kingdom1 site
  • Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, Barts' and The London School of Medicine

    London, E138 SP

Other trials in United Kingdom

About this study

The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of acute psychiatric day care to conventional inpatient care within a cross-national multi-site randomised controlled trial.

Being tested
acute psychiatric day care
Medical subject headings
Depressive Disorder, Schizophrenia, Anxiety Disorders, Personality Disorders, Adjustment Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • acute psychiatric day careBehavioural

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Sep 2005 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
None (open label)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00153959
Sponsor's protocol ID
QLG4-CT-2000-01700
Status last verified
Sep 2005
First submitted
7 Sep 2005
Last updated
12 Sep 2005
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Gibbon S, Khalifa NR, Cheung NH, Vollm BA, McCarthy L. Psychological interventions for antisocial personality disorder. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Sep 3;9(9):CD007668. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007668.pub3.

    PubMed 32880104
  • Kallert TW, Priebe S, McCabe R, Kiejna A, Rymaszewska J, Nawka P, Ocvar L, Raboch J, Starkova-Kalisova L, Koch R, Schutzwohl M. Are day hospitals effective for acutely ill psychiatric patients? A European multicenter randomized controlled trial. J Clin Psychiatry. 2007 Feb;68(2):278-87. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v68n0214.

    PubMed 17335327

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing acute psychiatric day care in people with Depressive Disorders and Schizophrenia, run by Technische Universität Dresden at 5 sites in 5 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 14 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Sep 2005. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 5 sites in Czechia, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00153959, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Sep 2005.

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