The Effects of Different Interior Decorations in a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit.

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Collaborators:

St. Olavs Hospital

County of South-Trondelag,Trondheim, Norway.

Information provided by:

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00184132

First received: September 9, 2005

Last updated: June 7, 2010

Last verified: June 2010

History of Changes

Purpose

The pupose of the study is to compare effects of treatment of patients acutely admitted to a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with either a sparsely decorated interior or interior decorations like an ordinary, Norwegian home.

Condition	Intervention
Acute Psychiatry	Procedure: Treatment in PICU


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	The Effects of Different Interior Decorations in a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit.

Further study details as provided by Norwegian University of Science and Technology:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Length of stay
Scores on general psychiatric rating scales (PANSS)
Scores on violent or threatening incidents (SOAS)

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Therapheutic steps daily in the two groups


Estimated Enrollment:	50
Study Start Date:	November 2000
Study Completion Date:	June 2010
Primary Completion Date:	June 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Detailed Description:

The PICU in Østmarka psychiatric department, St. Olavs Hospital contains 2 identical parts. Each part contains 2 beds. The PICU had a traditional spasely decorated interior. In cooperation with architects and the county building authorities one of the parts were redecorated to an interior like an ordinary Norwegian home. All patients admitted the the PICU were semi-randomized to either traditional or "Norwegian home" interior decorations. Symptoms, behaviour, and treatment were evaluated at admittance, day 3 and discharge from the PICU

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

All patients acutely admitted to the PICU, St. Olavs Hospital, Østmarka dep.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with dementia or mental retardation to an extensive degree.
Patients not speaking Norwegian or English

Contacts and Locations

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Locations


Norway
Østmarka psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital
Trondheim, Norway, 7441

Sponsors and Collaborators

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

St. Olavs Hospital

County of South-Trondelag,Trondheim, Norway.

Investigators


Study Chair:	Olav M Linaker, Professor	Norwegian University of Science and Technology

More Information

No publications provided by Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Vaaler AE, Iversen VC, Morken G, Fløvig JC, Palmstierna T, Linaker OM. Short-term prediction of threatening and violent behaviour in an Acute Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit based on patient and environment characteristics. BMC Psychiatry. 2011 Mar 18;11:44. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-11-44.


Responsible Party:	Professor Olav Linaker, Norwegian University of Science and Tecnology
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00184132 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	AEV-00
Study First Received:	September 9, 2005
Last Updated:	June 7, 2010
Health Authority:	Norway: Norwegian Social Science Data Services

Keywords provided by Norwegian University of Science and Technology:


Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit Psychiatry Interior decoration Seclusion

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