Monitoring Early Response of Inpatient Treatment

Monitoring Early Response of Inpatient Treatment - MERIT

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00032099

Enrollment

220

Registered

2023-08-02

Start date

2024-08-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F00-F99

Interventions

Group 1: Treatment-As-Usual (TAU): The TAU, which is the same for all patients regardless of group assignment, consists of comprehensive inpatient psychiatric treatment, which typically includes compr

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

12 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 12-17 years; Registered for an inpatient or day clinic stay at one of the adolescent wards of UPD Bern; Good German listening and comprehension skills; Written consent available.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Insufficient knowledge of German; Unable to follow study procedures for any reason; Inpatient or day hospital stay of less than two weeks.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The overall severity of psychopathology after treatment, as measured by the Diagnostic Interview in Childhood and Adolescent Mental Disorders (DIPS), was chosen as the primary endpoint, since a reduction in this area is one of the main goals of psychotherapeutic treatment.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcomes will be the level of psychosocial distress through the Health of Nation Outcomes Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA), symptom severity through the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18), and health-related quality of life through the Health Related Quality of Life Questionnaire for Children and Young People and their Caregivers (KIDSCREEN-10), measured after treatment completion, as they are also commonly used to measure treatment outcome and allow for a more detailed examination of the characteristics of specific treatment trajectories mapped by monitoring.	—

Measure

Time frame

Secondary outcomes will be the level of psychosocial distress through the Health of Nation Outcomes Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA), symptom severity through the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18), and health-related quality of life through the Health Related Quality of Life Questionnaire for Children and Young People and their Caregivers (KIDSCREEN-10), measured after treatment completion, as they are also commonly used to measure treatment outcome and allow for a more detailed examination of the characteristics of specific treatment trajectories mapped by monitoring.

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Countries

Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactMichael Kaess

Universitäre Psychiatrische Dienste Bern (UPD) AG Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie Lehre und Forschung

michael.kaess@upd.ch+41319328490

Outcome results

None listed

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