Reasons for Detention Under Mental Health Act 1983NCT01135693
Service Users' Perspective of Reasons for Detention Under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983
An observational study of Reasons for Detention Under Mental Health Act 1983, run by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.
Trial summary
Section 136 of the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983 allows the police to detain someone in a public place if there are reasons to believe that they may be suffering from a mental disorder and to be in need of care or control. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Reasons for Detention Under Mental Health Act 1983
- How many people
- 20 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited Kingdom
- Study dates
- Aug 2010to Jan 2011
- Phase
- Observational
- 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
Study population: Psychiatric patients who are detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in Wakefield district and subsequently admitted as inpatients to psychiatric wards at Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield.
Who may be able to join
- Those who have been detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and subsequently admitted to Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield
- Those service users aged between 18 and 65 years
- Those service users who have the capacity to consent to the interview
Who cannot join
- Those service users who are under 18 years old and over 65 years old at the time of the study
- Service users who are assessed to be incapacitated to consent to the study
- Adults with dementia
- Those who cannot understand and/or speak English sufficiently to participate in interview
- Service user's who are currently experiencing crisis
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United Kingdom1 site
Fieldhead Hospital
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 3SP
Santhana K Gunasekaran, MBBS MRCPsych LLM
About this study
Official title: A Qualitative Study of Service Users' Perspective of Reasons for Detention Under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 Using Grounded Theory
Section 136 of the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983 allows the police to detain someone in a public place if there are reasons to believe that they may be suffering from a mental disorder and to be in need of care or control. For a significant number of psychiatric patients, detention under section 136 and accessing psychiatric services via the police remains an important, and sometimes the only pathway to care. Approximately 17400 people were detained under section 136 of the MHA 1983 during the year 2005-2006 (Independent Police Complaints Commission, 2008).
Despite the large number of patients accessing mental health services via the police, there is no research available to identify the service users' perspective of what led them to come into contact with police and to identify the reasons for care not being accessed by conventional routes. Royal College Psychiatrists (RCP, 2008) and Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC, 2008) found that there was lack of research into the service users' perspective and recommended research into this area.
Read more
The investigators have devised this research project to help themselves and the wider research and clinical community understand the service users' perspective of how they came to be detained by the police, whether the community services had failed and explore their views to understand what can be done to improve the service provisions.
Fieldhead hospital, Wakefield provides acute inpatient care for psychiatric patients. Those who are detained under section 136 of the MHA in Wakefield area are taken to a place of safety and following assessment they may be admitted formally or informally to Fieldhead hospital for assessment and treatment. Those who are detained under section 136 of MHA and subsequently admitted as inpatients to Fieldhead hospital will be included in this study.
- Keywords
- Section 136, Mental Health Act 1983, Police, Detention, Failure of community care
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted3 Jun 2010 (estimated)
- Study startAug 2010
- Primary completionOct 2010 (estimated)
- Study completionJan 2011 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Reasons for Detention Under Mental Health Act 1983Studies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Sponsor type
- Other government
- Investigators
- Santhana K Gunasekaran, MBBS MRCPsych LLM, Principal investigator, South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation TrustJohn H Kent, MBBS FRCPsych, Study chair, South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01135693
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- SWYTNHS
- Status last verified
- Jun 2010
- First submitted
- 2 Jun 2010
- Last updated
- 3 Jun 2010
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Kent J, Gunasekaran S. Mentally disordered detainees in the police station: the role of the psychiatrist. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment (2010) 16: 115-123. Docking M, Grace K, Bucke T. Police Custody as a "Place of Safety". Examining the Use of Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983. Independent Police Complaints Commission, London (2008). Royal College of Psychiatrists. Standards on the Use of Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (Council Report CR149). Royal College of Psychiatrists, United Kingdom (2008).
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 3 Jun 2010. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Qualitative Study of Service Users' Perspective of Reasons for Detention Under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 Using Grounded Theory
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01135693
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SWYTNHS
- Keywords
- Section 136, Mental Health Act 1983, Police, Detention, Failure of community care
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation TrustOther government
- Study start
- Aug 2010
- Primary completion
- Oct 2010 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Jan 2011 (estimated)
- First posted
- 3 Jun 2010 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Section 136 of the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983 allows the police to detain someone in a public place if there are reasons to believe that they may be suffering from a mental disorder and to be in need of care or control. For a significant number of psychiatric patients, detention under section 136 and accessing psychiatric services via the police remains an important, and sometimes the only pathway to care. Approximately 17400 people were detained under section 136 of the MHA 1983 during the year 2005-2006 (Independent Police Complaints Commission, 2008).
Despite the large number of patients accessing mental health services via the police, there is no research available to identify the service users' perspective of what led them to come into contact with police and to identify the reasons for care not being accessed by conventional routes. Royal College Psychiatrists (RCP, 2008) and Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC, 2008) found that there was lack of research into the service users' perspective and recommended research into this area.
The investigators have devised this research project to help themselves and the wider research and clinical community understand the service users' perspective of how they came to be detained by the police, whether the community services had failed and explore their views to understand what can be done to improve the service provisions.
Fieldhead hospital, Wakefield provides acute inpatient care for psychiatric patients. Those who are detained under section 136 of the MHA in Wakefield area are taken to a place of safety and following assessment they may be admitted formally or informally to Fieldhead hospital for assessment and treatment. Those who are detained under section 136 of MHA and subsequently admitted as inpatients to Fieldhead hospital will be included in this study.
Study design
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Psychiatric patients who are detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in Wakefield district and subsequently admitted as inpatients to psychiatric wards at Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield.
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Those who have been detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and subsequently admitted to Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield
- Those service users aged between 18 and 65 years
- Those service users who have the capacity to consent to the interview
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Those service users who are under 18 years old and over 65 years old at the time of the study
- Service users who are assessed to be incapacitated to consent to the study
- Adults with dementia
- Those who cannot understand and/or speak English sufficiently to participate in interview
- Service user's who are currently experiencing crisis
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Not reported in the source record.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 3 Jun 2010.
- BackgroundKent J, Gunasekaran S. Mentally disordered detainees in the police station: the role of the psychiatrist. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment (2010) 16: 115-123. Docking M, Grace K, Bucke T. Police Custody as a "Place of Safety". Examining the Use of Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983. Independent Police Complaints Commission, London (2008). Royal College of Psychiatrists. Standards on the Use of Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (Council Report CR149). Royal College of Psychiatrists, United Kingdom (2008).
- Sponsoring OrganisationLink provided by the sponsor.
- Directly related study published by principal investigatorLink provided by the sponsor.
Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Santhana K Gunasekaran, MBBS MRCPsych LLM principal investigator
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
John H Kent, MBBS FRCPsych study chair
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Reasons for Detention Under Mental Health Act 1983, run by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.
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 3 inclusion and 5 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Jun 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in 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?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Santhana K Gunasekaran, MBBS MRCPsych LLM (0044 1924 32 7378, san.gunasekaran@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01135693, which also lists 1 linked publication.
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 3 Jun 2010.