A pilot patient preference randomised controlled trial of admission to a women's crisis house compared with psychiatric hospital admission

ISRCTN ISRCTN20804014
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN20804014
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
29/11/2006
Registration date
26/01/2007
Last edited
04/08/2010
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Study website

Contact information

Dr Louise Howard
Scientific

PO29 Section of Community Mental Health
Health Services Research Department
Institute of Psychiatry
De Crespigny Park
London
SE5 8AF
United Kingdom

Email l.howard@iop.kcl.ac.uk

Study information

Study designPatient preference randomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Other
Study typeQuality of life
Scientific title
Study acronymCHOICES
Study objectivesPrimary hypothesis:
Women admitted to women's crisis houses have higher levels of satisfaction with services compared with women admitted to traditional psychiatric wards.

Secondary hypotheses:
Women admitted to women's crisis houses compared with women admitted to traditional psychiatric wards:
1. Perceive themselves to be less stigmatised on follow-up
2. Have fewer service contacts and lower costs of care
3. Have a higher quality of life
4. Have fewer unmet needs
5. Feel they are less coerced
6. Have a greater improvement in symptomatology
Ethics approval(s)National Hospital for Neurology REC gave provisional ethical approval on the 30th of November 2006 (reference number is 06/Q0512/104).
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedAny psychiatric disorder requiring admission to hospital or women's crisis house.
InterventionAdmission to women's crisis house compared with admission to traditional psychiatric wards.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureSatisfaction with services.
Secondary outcome measures1. Stigma
2. Coercion
3. Contact with services and costs
4. Quality of life
5. Unmet needs
6. Symptoms
Overall study start date01/02/2007
Completion date31/12/2007

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexFemale
Target number of participants75
Key inclusion criteriaAll consenting women requiring admission as a psychiatric inpatient or women's crisis house resident.
Key exclusion criteriaWomen who do not consent to take part in the study.
Date of first enrolment01/02/2007
Date of final enrolment31/12/2007

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

PO29 Section of Community Mental Health
London
SE5 8AF
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Institute of Psychiatry (UK)
Research organisation

King's College London
De Crespigny Park
London
SE5 8AF
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7848 0121
Email l.davison@iop.kcl.ac.uk
Website http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk
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Funders

Funder type

Research council

Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK) (Ref: G0401241; grant ID: 71994)
Government organisation / National government
Alternative name(s)
Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), UK Medical Research Council, MRC
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/08/2010 Yes No