Effentiveness of Assertive Community Treatment versus Care-as-usual for patients with severe and persistent psychiatric disorders.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON21844

Enrollment

100

Registered

2005-09-09

Start date

2004-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT). In ACT the caseload is a shared responsibility for the whole team

ACT is further characterized by: a low staff-to-patient ratio (1-10 maximally)

in vivo treatment at home of the patient

the inclusion of a wide range of disciplines in the ACT team, including client participation. Fidelity is measured by 28 items.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Mental health patients with a Health of the Nation Scales (HoNOS) total score above 14.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: N/A

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Admissions/admission days; 2. Care consumption; 3. Sustained contact with mental health; 4. Life skills.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Psychiatric Symptoms; 2. Quality of Life; 3. Satisfaction with care; 4. Family burden.	—

Contacts

Public ContactJ.W. Bloemers

GGZ, P.O. Box 286

Outcome results