Comparison of intensive and standard case management programmes for psychotic patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN15904286

Enrollment

708

Registered

2004-01-23

Start date

1994-09-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Schizophrenia and other psychoses Mental and Behavioural Disorders Schizophrenia

Interventions

Eligible patients were randomly allocated to standard case management (case loads 1:30-35) or intensive case management (case loads 1:10-15). 4 mental health centres in England, 3 in Inner London and

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 708 psychotic patients with histories of repeated hospital admission.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not match inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Clinical symptoms and social functioning were measured at baseline, one years and two years. Hospital use was assessed at two years with subgroup analyses for Afro-Caribbean and the most disabled patients. A range of secondary outcomes based on clinical and social functioning was also assessed.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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