Patient involvement - inpatient care (WP3)
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN06545047 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN06545047 |
| Protocol serial number | 4237 |
| Sponsor | South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (UK) |
| Funder | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (UK) |
- Submission date
- 29/04/2010
- Registration date
- 29/04/2010
- Last edited
- 20/12/2019
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Plain English summary of protocol
Background and study aims
The Francis report focussed attention on the quality of inpatient care. Staff report that they feel under-skilled and have too little time to provide therapeutic activities, and service users report that wards were boring places and provided little therapy. The aim of this study is to find out whether the quality of inpatient care can be improved by providing staff training.
Who can participate?
Adult inpatients from relevant boroughs (Southwark, Lambeth, Croydon, Lewisham) during a fixed time period
What does the study involve?
Participating wards are randomly allocated to either receive increased skills training to increase group activities, or to be put on a waiting list. Staff and inpatients' perceptions of the ward are measured using questionnaires.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
Not provided at time of registration
Where is the study run from?
1. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
2. Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
April 2008 to March 2012
Who is funding the study?
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (UK)
Who is the main contact?
Prof. Til Wykes
Contact information
Scientific
Institute of Psychiatry
PO Box 77
16 De Crespigny Park
London
SE5 8AF
United Kingdom
 ORCID ID |
0000-0002-5881-8003 |
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Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Randomised interventional process of care and treatment trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study type | Participant information sheet |
| Scientific title | Patient involvement in improving the evidence base on inpatient care - increasing the therapeutic activities on wards (WP3) |
| Study objectives | This is a randomised wait list control study with frequent assessments of the effects and acceptability of increasing activities on inpatient wards. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Bromley Research Ethics Committee, 27/11/2007, ref: 07/H0809/49 |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Topic: Mental Health Research Network, Generic Health Relevance and Cross Cutting Themes; Subtopic: Generic Health Relevance (all Subtopics), Service Delivery; Disease: Not Applicable |
| Intervention | Wards will be randomly assigned to receive increased psychologically based group activities or wait list control and will be followed every 6 months. Individual patients will enter the study once. This work package will also test the feasibility of new measures generated in linked work packages 1 and 2. WP3 includes increased skills training for in-patient staff so as to directly increase the availability of therapeutic interventions. The participatory theme continues from the initial work packages through to the interventions by including service user researchers to lead research as well as collecting data. Follow-up length: 0 months Study entry: single randomisation only |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
Staff and service user perceptions of the ward, measured every 6 months, at four time points (at times, 0, 1, 2 and 3) |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Measured every 6 months, at four time points (at times, 0, 1, 2 and 3): |
| Completion date | 01/03/2012 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Sex | All |
| Target sample size at registration | 315 |
| Total final enrolment | 120 |
| Key inclusion criteria | Current inclusion criteria as of 07/04/2017: 1. All in-patient admissions from South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust during a fixed time period 2. Adults of either sex Previous inclusion criteria: 1. All in-patient admissions from relevant boroughs (Southwark, Lambeth, Croydon, Lewisham) during a fixed time period 2. Adults of either sex |
| Key exclusion criteria | Patients will only be excluded if they have been entered into the study on an earlier admission |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/11/2008 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/01/2013 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United Kingdom
- England
Study participating centres
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | Yes |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Available on request |
| IPD sharing plan | The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are/will be available upon request from Prof. Til Wykes |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 01/02/2018 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | results | 01/12/2018 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | results | 01/01/2019 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | results | 18/12/2019 | 20/12/2019 | Yes | No |
| Participant information sheet | Participant information sheet | 11/11/2025 | 11/11/2025 | No | Yes |
| Study website | Study website | 11/11/2025 | 11/11/2025 | No | Yes |
Editorial Notes
20/12/2019: The following changes have been made:
1. Publication reference added.
2. The total final enrolment number has been added from the reference.
15/02/2019: Publication reference added.
21/12/2018: Publication reference added.
27/11/2018: Publication reference added.
