Clinical Trials Logo

Clinical Trial Summary

Subjects will be recently discharged patients from Sunnybrook Inpatient Psychiatry Unit. Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either the Caring Contact intervention or usual care. 75 subjects will be enrolled in each arm. In additional to usual discharge-related care, subjects in the caring contact group will receive brief emails that convey a message of hope and provide resources. These emails will be sent on days 4, 21, and 56 post-discharge. The specific content of these emails will be pre-determined varying slightly by time point. In contrast, the control group will only receive usual discharge-related care, including discharge planning and also a sheet of resources normally provided to patients. A widely used and validated measure will be employed to assess depression and anxiety symptoms. The 25-item self-report Hopkins Symptom Checklist will be emailed to all subjects at baseline, day 4, 21, and 56 post-discharge, along with the Caring Contact communication. It is hypothesized that there will be a significantly greater reduction in mental health symptoms among patients receiving Caring Contacts compared to those who receive usual care.


Clinical Trial Description

n/a


Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT04456062
Study type Interventional
Source Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Contact
Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date August 4, 2020
Completion date July 31, 2021

See also
  Status Clinical Trial Phase
Not yet recruiting NCT06410508 - Evaluation of a Brief Intervention to Improve Engagement in Early Intervention Services for Psychosis N/A
Terminated NCT06012981 - Psychological Treatment in Psychiatric Inpatient Care N/A
Withdrawn NCT04097977 - Networked-Based Recovery With User Involvement N/A
Completed NCT02498106 - Diet and Aggression: Reducing Aggression Among Chronic Psychiatric Inpatients Through Dietary Supplementation N/A
Enrolling by invitation NCT06411951 - Integrated Care After Repeated Psychiatric Hospital Stays - Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Treatment Program
Completed NCT04307394 - Development of a Video-based Intervention for Suicide Prevention N/A
Recruiting NCT05654740 - Virtual Leisure - Virtual Reality Delivered Recreation at a Closed Psychiatric Ward N/A
Not yet recruiting NCT06250296 - Evaluation of a New Recovery-oriented Model of Psychiatric Inpatient Care
Completed NCT02674932 - Character Strengths Intervention Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Youth N/A
Recruiting NCT04175366 - Shared Decision Making in Psychiatric Inpatient Care N/A
Not yet recruiting NCT05602870 - Advanced Chronic Liver Disease Screening by Transient Elstography in Patients Hospitalised in a Psychiatric Unit N/A
Recruiting NCT05136989 - Psychiatry and Individual Liberties: a Study of Institutions Characterized by a Reduced Use of Coercion
Recruiting NCT03332966 - Youth Experiences and Health Study
Completed NCT03369769 - Wellness Effects of Animal-assisted Activities With Autism Spectrum Disorder Youth in a Specialized Psychiatric Hospital N/A
Enrolling by invitation NCT05859204 - Impact of Exercise Groups on Patient Mental Health and Wellbeing in an Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Unit N/A
Recruiting NCT03000985 - Evaluation of a Psychoeducation Program for Families Caregivers of Schizophrenic Patients : Randomized Study in Two Arms N/A
Completed NCT03911960 - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Tobacco Cessation Among Psychiatric Partial Hospital Patients N/A
Completed NCT04841603 - Brief Digital CBT for Mood and Anxiety Symptoms in Acute Psychiatric Inpatients N/A
Completed NCT05294549 - Implementation of Caring Contacts N/A
Completed NCT05220566 - Impact of the 'Reserved Therapeutic Space' Nursing Intervention: an Intervention Study in Acute Mental Health Units N/A