Exploring a new approach to preventing self-harm in psychiatric inpatient hospitals

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Suicidal self-harm; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11247151
• Lead Sponsor: Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-06-17
• Study Completion: 2024-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 9 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

1. Between the ages of 18 - 65 years
2. Inpatient on one of the participating wards
3. Staff participants must be permanent members of staff
4. Staff participants must have completed all the relevant mandatory Trust risk management training
5. Staff member on one of the participating wards who have attended JITAI training

Exclusion Criteria

1. Not fluent in English
2. Patients who are in seclusion
3. Patients assessed not to have the capacity to consent to take part- only participants deemed to have the mental capacity to provide informed consent will be included, this may fluctuate, so we can include patients who may gain capacity during the active phase of data collection
4. Agency staff members

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Staff self-evaluation of the efficacy of risk assessment will be measured using the Risk Assessment and Management Self-Efficacy Scale (RAMSES) at the start of the trial, month 4 and month 8

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measured at admission:<br>1. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, DASS-21<br>2. The Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS)<br>3. Quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction questionnaire (Q-LES-Q)<br>4. Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test AUDIT-10<br><br>Measured daily: <br>1. The Daily Index (DI-5)<br>2. World Health Organisation Wellbeing Index (WB-10)<br>3. Items from the Perceived Mastery Scale (PM)<br><br>Qualitative interviews will be conducted with some participating staff at the end of the study to gain views on experiences of using the JITAI method in clinical practice and the barriers and enablers to this.