Effectiveness of assertive community treatment versus care-as-usual for patients with severe and persistent psychiatric disorders

Completed

• Conditions: Psychiatric, mental disorders/illness; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Unspecified mental disorder

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11281756
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) (Netherlands)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-12-20
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Mental health patients with a Health of the Nation Scales (HoNOS) total score above 14

Exclusion Criteria

Does not comply with the above inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Admissions/admission days<br>2. Care consumption<br>3. Sustained contact with mental health<br>4. Life skills

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Psychiatric symptoms<br>2. Quality of life<br>3. Satisfaction with care<br>4. Family burden