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A study to assess the effectiveness of verbal de-escalation module among psychiatry residents and nursing staff while dealing with aggressive patients.

Evaluation of a Verbal De-escalation skills training program for psychiatry postgraduate students and nurses - A Quasi-Experimental Study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/082538
Enrollment
34
Registered
2025-03-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Verbal De escalation skills training program: An educational module for verbal de escalation skills which include didactic lecture and role plays which is around 2-3 hours. The module w

Sponsors

Dr Tharani Sree Sukumar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.M.D Postgraduates in the Department of Psychiatry 2.Nursing staff in Department of Psychiatry 3.Postgraduate Nursing students who are posted in the Department of Psychiatry.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Nursing staff who are temporarily deputed in the psychiatry department. 2.MD postgraduates other than psychiatry who are temporarily posted in the department for a duration of 2 weeks.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement in Verbal de-escalation skills assessed by English Modified De-escalating Aggressive Behaviour Scale (EMDABS score) following training.Timepoint: One week before and after the training module.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Confidence in handling aggressive patients which is assessed by % improvement in The Adapted Version of the Confidence in Coping with Patient Aggression Instrument (CCPAI scale) following intervention.Timepoint: One week before and after the training module.;No. of code white announcements per month: A call for help to gather security persons and staff from other places to come to the psychiatry ward to contain patients showing aggression.Timepoint: One month before and after the training module.;No. of physical restraints per monthTimepoint: One month before and after the training module.;No. of sentinel events per month.Timepoint: One month before and after the training module

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Raghuthaman G

PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

raghuthaman_gopal@yahoo.co.in9789459987

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026