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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN49454276
ISRCTN49454276
Completed
N/A

Randomised controlled trial comparing mechanical restraints with seclusion for aggressive mentally ill people in emergency psychiatric hospitals

ational Institute of Quality Control in Health (Brazil)0 sites100 target enrollmentMarch 4, 2011

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Aggressive/violent mental illness
Sponsor
ational Institute of Quality Control in Health (Brazil)
Enrollment
100
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 4, 2011
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
ational Institute of Quality Control in Health (Brazil)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Anyone (no age or gender limits) thought to have a serious mental illness admitted to the hospital who has a degree or risk of aggression or violent behaviour that endangers themselves or others
  • 2\. Who is thought by medical and nursing staff to need some form of physical restriction
  • 3\. For whom the medical and nursing staff have doubt as to whether one form of restriction is better than the other

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Anyone for whom either or both packages of care are contraindicated by either medical or nursing staff
  • 2\. Anyone already randomised in this trial

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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