Needs and Mental Health: Preventing psychiatric re-admissions in the elderly
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN73479580 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN73479580 |
| Protocol serial number | N0230152978 |
| Sponsor | Department of Health |
| Funder | West Hampshire Consortium (UK) NHS R&D Funding |
- Submission date
- 30/09/2005
- Registration date
- 30/09/2005
- Last edited
- 15/07/2010
- 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
Contact information
Prof Clive Holmes
Scientific
Scientific
Memory Assessment and Research Centre
Moorgreen Hospital
West End Road
Southampton
SO30 3JB
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)23 8047 5216 |
|---|---|
| c.holmes@soton.ac.uk |
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | Is the introduction of Locality Link Nurses (LLNs) a conducive way of supporting patients post discharge? |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Psychiatric disorder |
| Intervention | Following consent procedures obtained in the week prior to discharge from the in-patient ward (Minstead Ward, Western Hospital) baseline measurements, including demographics and ICD-10 diagnoses, of all patients will be documented. In addition, patients will be assessed using the Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly, the Mini Mental State Examination and Geriatric Depression Scale. 140 admissions will then be randomised to receive normal follow up arrangements alone or early follow up with the Locality Link (LLN) nurse in addition to normal follow up arrangements. All patients will be reassessed in the community using the Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly, the Mini Mental State Examination and Geriatric Depression Scale at 6 weeks post discharge. Re-admission rates to the ward will be monitored for all patients in one year post discharge. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
1. To determine whether early post discharge nursing intervention reduces need as assessed by the Camberwell assessment of need for the elderly |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Not provided at time of registration |
| Completion date | 25/11/2005 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Senior |
| Sex | Not Specified |
| Target sample size at registration | 140 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 140 consenting subjects from Minstead Ward, Western Hospital. Inclusion Criteria. All consenting patients with an ICD 10 diagnosis for functional psychiatric illness admitted to the functional psychiatric ward at the Western Hospital (Minstead Ward). |
| Key exclusion criteria | Patients fulfilling ICD 10 diagnoses for dementia. |
| Date of first enrolment | 26/11/2004 |
| Date of final enrolment | 25/11/2005 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United Kingdom
- England
Study participating centre
Memory Assessment and Research Centre
Southampton
SO30 3JB
United Kingdom
SO30 3JB
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 01/10/2006 | Yes | No |
