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Clinical decision making and outcome in routine care for people with severe mental illness

Clinical decision making and outcome in routine care for people with severe mental illness: a multicentre observational longitudinal study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN75841675
Enrollment
560
Registered
2010-09-15
Start date
2009-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-02-20

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Severe mental illness Mental and Behavioural Disorders Severe mental illness

Interventions

Before the start of recruitment, specific instruments were developed to measure CDM style, key elements of CDM in routine care, as well as CDM involvement and satisfaction from patient and therapist p

Sponsors

European Commission (Belgium)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult, aged 18 - 60 years at intake, either sex 2. Main diagnoses mental disorder of any kind established by case notes or staff communication using Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) (SCID) criteria 3. Presence of severe mental illness based upon validated criteria including symptom severity (Threshold Assessment Grid [TAG] greater than or equal to 5) and illness duration (greater than or equal to 2 years) 4. Expected contact with mental health services (excluding inpatient services) during the time of study participation 5. Sufficient command of the host country's language 6. Capable of giving informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Main diagnosis of mental retardation, dementia, substance use or organic brain disorder 2. Cognitive impairment severe enough to make it impossible to give meaningful information on study instruments 3. Treatment by forensic psychiatric services

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Needs (Camberwell Assessment of Need Short Appraisal Schedule [CANSAS]), measured at timepoints t0 - t6

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Quality of life (Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life [MANSA]), measured at timepoints t0 - t6 2. Service use (Client Sociodemographic and Service Receipt Inventory - European version [CSSRI]), measured at timepoints t0 and t6 3. Symptomatic impairment (Health of the Nation Outcome Scales [HoNOS] and Outcome Questionnaire [OQ-45]), measured at timepoints t0 and t6

Countries

Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 30, 2026