Systematic Intervention to Transform Environment: a randomised controlled trial of nidotherapy in an assertive outreach team

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN73227556

Enrollment

Registered

2007-02-06

Start date

2003-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Co-morbid personality disorder and severe mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or severe depressive illness) Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental illness

Interventions

Nidotherapy (a new treatment designed to change the environment to suit the needs of the peson with the chronic disorder) versus assertive treatment as usual in the team.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Randomisation of all eligible patients who give consent currently under the care of an assertive outreach team.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those who refuse to take part.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Reduction of usage of psychiatric beds one year after treatment	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Reduction in number of admissions 2. Social function (using the Social Functioning Questionnaire) 3. Psychiatric symptomatology (using Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale [BPRS]) 4. Patient satisfaction (Consultation Satisfaction Questionnaire [CSQ]) 5. Engagement with services (Engagement and Acceptance Scale [EAS])	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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