Psychological Treatment in Psychiatric Inpatient Care

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Psychosis; Psychiatric Hospitalization; Compulsory Psychiatric Care Act; Acceptance & Commitment Therapy; Psychiatric Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: ACT

• Registration Number: NCT06012981
• Lead Sponsor: Uppsala University

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate the effect of a brief psychotherapeutic treatment intervention based on ACT, aimed specifically at the vulnerable group of patients in psychiatric 24-hour care treated according to LPT. The study aims to investigate whether a brief number of therapeutic sessions according to ACT during inpatient care produce positive effects on personally relevant life areas for a diagnostically mixed group of patients in a psychiatric intensive care unit.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-04-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-08-21
• Study First Posted: 2023-08-28
• Study Start: 2023-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-11-15
• Study Completion: 2023-11-15
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-13
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years old or older.
• Treated according to the compulsory psychiatric care act.
• Meet the criterion of informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Lack the cognitive ability to acquire the treatment intervention, such as impaired attention, memory, logic and reasoning, and also auditory and visual processing. This will be based on a clinical assessment by the ward team, including the attending psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist.
• Ongoing psychological treatment parallel to the admission.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)	ACT	Psyhotherapy based on principles of functional analysis, behavioral activation, and experiential avoidance.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Bull's Eye Values Survey	Four times daily, from point of inclusion to after a minimum of five data points (approximately a day and a half) after last treatment session	The score ranges from 0-28, higher scores corresponding to better outcome.
Change in GAD-7	Four times daily, from point of inclusion to after a minimum of five data points (approximately a day and a half) after last treatment session	The score ranges from 0-21, higher scores corresponding to worse outcome.
Change in Psy-flex	Four times daily, from point of inclusion to after a minimum of five data points (approximately a day and a half) after last treatment session	The score ranges from 6-30, higher scores corresponding to better outcome.
Change in Personal Questionnaire	Four times daily, from point of inclusion to after a minimum of five data points (approximately a day and a half) after last treatment session	Scores range from 1-4 per item (number of items might differ between patients as the measure is individually constructed. Higher scores correspond to worse outcome.
Change in PHQ-9	Four times daily, from point of inclusion to after a minimum of five data points (approximately a day and a half) after last treatment session	The score ranges from 0-27, higher scores corresponding to worse outcome.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital of Västmanland, Västerås; 🇸🇪 Västerås, Västmanland, Sweden