Medical Phenotyping of NHS General Adult Psychiatry (GAP) Inpatients

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorUniversity of Edinburgh

About this trial

This observational study will characterise the general psychiatric and general medical phenotypes of 100 adults, sequentially admitted to NHS General Adult Psychiatry (GAP) "mental health" inpatient wards, providing the first detailed information on morbidity in this patient population.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

None

Trial population

Adults (≥18 years) consecutively admitted to NHS GAP inpatient wards in Scotland.

Trial design

Design model

Case-only

Time perspective

Cross-sectional

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Questionnaires, rating scales, & review of notes

    Other intervention

    Observational - questionnaires, rating scales, \& review of notes

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groups
Group A: Group 1 - Schizophrenia Group1 intervention
Group B: Group 2 - Bipolar Group1 intervention
Group C: Group 3 -Depression Group1 intervention
Group D: Group 4 - Personality Group1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Rates of comorbid physical illnesses

As per medical note review and physical examination - BMI

Time frame
At enrolment
2

Psychiatric diagnosis

ICD-11 codes

Time frame
At enrolment
3

Severity of psychosis

Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) score; 18 to 126, higher scores indicate more severe symptoms

Time frame
At enrolment
4

Depression of severity

Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self Report (IDS-SR); 0 to 84, higher scores indicate more severe symptoms

Time frame
At enrolment

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Edinburgh

Lead sponsor

University of Dundee

Collaborator

NHS Lothian

Collaborator