Evaluation of Home Treatment for Children and Adolescents with Acute Psychiatric Disorders

Evaluation of Home Treatment for Children and Adolescents with Acute Psychiatric Disorders - AT_HOME

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00020832

Enrollment

116

Registered

2020-02-26

Start date

2020-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Acute mental disorders in children & adolescents, no specific limitation

Interventions

Group 1: Home Treatment (HT) group: Interdisciplinary psychiatric-psychotherapeutic home treatment, which aims to be equivalent to inpatient treatment. Group 2: Inpatient control group: Inpatient trea

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

6 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Allocation for inpatient admission - Lives within 30 minutes by car from the UPD - Sufficient knowledge of the German language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Acute suicidal crisis - Danger for the child welfare at home

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Psychosocial functioning of the patients at 6 months follow-up using the GF-SS/RS (Global Functioning - Social Scale/Role Scale)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
a) clinical symptoms (Kinder-DIPS) b) Quality of life (KINDL) ... of the child c) Patient and family satisfaction with treatment (ZUF-8) d) treatment costs (routine data) ...each at postline and 6-month follow-up	—

Countries

Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactMichael Kaess

Universitäre Psychiatrische Dienste Bern Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie (KJP)

Michael.Kaess@upd.ch0041(0)319328552

Outcome results

None listed

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