Status:

COMPLETED

Agitation in the Acute Psychiatric Department

Lead Sponsor:

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Bergen

University of Oslo

Conditions:

Mental Disorders

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Brief Summary

Agitation is associated with a number of acute psychiatric conditions, and frequent in acute psychiatric admissions. It is associated with violence towards others, and strongly associated with in-pati...

Detailed Description

The patients are assessed with three rating scales (Components of agitation, The PANSS-EC, The Brøset Violence Checklist) measuring agitation at admittance and day three thus providing a measurement o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All consecutive acutely admitted in-patients are asked for participation.

Exclusion

  • Patients not willing to sign informed consent form.
  • Patients not speaking English or Norwegian.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2011

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

384 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01415323

Start Date

September 1 2011

End Date

March 1 2012

Last Update

November 19 2024

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St Olavs University Hospital, Department of Acute Psychiatry Østmarka

Trondheim, Norway, 7441