Emergency Linkage to Outpatient Psychiatric Services

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Emergency Services, Psychiatric

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare two different kinds of follow-up care and their effects on psychiatric service use and psychological well-being. This randomized, controlled trial of subjects discharged from the psychiatric emergency services to outpatient care receive traditional hospital-based outpatient clinic referrals (treatment as usual) or appointments for community-based follow-up by a mobile crisis team.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00278811

Run by

University of Rochester

People needed

120

Starts

2003-04-01

Expected to finish

2006-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• English and Spanish-speaking adult patients (18-and above) presenting to the psychiatric emergency service who rate a "1" or higher on the Spectrum of Suicidal Behavior of Pfeffer screening scale, and who have outpatient followup organized by Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program staff through hospital outpatient psychiatric services are eligible for inclusion.

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects less than 18 years old, those rated as not suicidal in the emergency department, subjects with mental retardation/developmental delay, and subjects who have community psychiatric treatment that they elect to continue in lieu of hospital outpatient psychiatric services referral are ineligible.

Where it is running

• University of Rochester Medical Center — Rochester, New York, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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