Long-term trends in aggressive incidents and coercive measures at the University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in Bielefeld: A retrospective analysis of routine data from 2005 to 2024

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00040103

Enrollment

100000

Registered

2026-05-06

Start date

2026-05-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Diagnosis-independent: All psychiatric diagnoses according to ICD-10

Interventions

Group 1: A retrospective analysis of all inpatient admissions to the psychiatric clinic and all incidents of aggression and use of coercive measures recorded using standardized forms between 2005 and

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: admission to a psychiatric hospital for inpatient care between 2005 and 2024

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Incidents of aggression not involving inpatients; missing key information on intake forms needed to link incidents to inpatient admissions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Frequency of aggressive incidents and coercive measures (restraints, isolation, forced medication)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Characteristics of aggressive incidents (e.g., severity, time of day, triggers, target) - Characteristics of coercive measures (e.g., duration)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJacqueline Rixe

Evangelisches Klinikum Bethel gGmbH, Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

jacqueline.rixe@evkb.de+4952177278520

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026