Reduction of coercion and aggression in psychiatry - the aggression, coercion reduction study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Coercion and aggression on acute psychiatric wards; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17993261
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Berne Psychiatric Services Inc

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-03-07
• Study Completion: 2019-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 5 September 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6

Inclusion Criteria

1. Acute psychiatric ward with admission obligation
2. The positions of the senior physician and the nursing ward manager are filled
3. Adequate data quality from the outcome parameters to be collected during the last 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

1. Wards with specialized therapeutic regimen where patients are admitted only with special indication
2. Day clinics

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Freedom restrictive interventions, measured using the electronic patient record at baseline (15/12/2016-15/04/2017), T1 (01/09/2017-30/12/2017), T2 (01/04/2018-30/07/2018), follow-up (01/01/2019-30/04/2019)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Aggressive events, measured using the EVA Form (part of the electronic patient record) at baseline (15/12/2016-15/04/2017), T1 (01/09/2017-30/12/2017), T2 (01/04/2018-30/07/2018), follow-up (01/01/2019-30/04/2019)<br> 2. The percentage of hours/days during which the doors of the wards were open, at baseline (15/12/2016-15/04/2017), T1 (01/09/2017-30/12/2017), T2 (01/04/2018-30/07/2018), follow-up (01/01/2019-30/04/2019)<br> 3. Perspectives of staff and patients related to the experience on the intervention wards, evaluated in focus group interviews at the end of the intervention phase (01/06/2018-01/08/2018)<br>