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Study NCT ID:
NCT00172497
Status:
SUSPENDED
Last Update Posted:
2005-09-15
First Post:
2005-09-12
Brief Title:
Aggressive Acts Among Patients With Schizophrenia
Sponsor:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Organization:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study Overview
Official Title:
A Study of the Aggressive Acts Among Patients With Schizophrenia
Status:
SUSPENDED
Status Verified Date:
2001-08
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this series of study has a many-fold intention depicted as follows to describe and characterize schizophrenic patients aggressive acts in hospital and community to identify and specify heterogeneity in their structure and to look for and set up risk factors for prevention This study investigates four major issues 1 Establishing an objective behavior rating scale for measuring aggressive acts 2 Understanding the characteristics and incidence of aggressive acts by patients with schizophrenia 3 Exploration of the heterogeneous structure of aggressive acts by patients with schizophrenia and 4 Identifying the risk factors of aggressive acts of patients with schizophrenia
Detailed Description:
Psychiatric patients aggressive acts can occur frequently and are recognized as a significant problem in psychiatric services Understanding of aggressive acts in clinical settings and community is still incomplete and the clinical care of aggressive acts remains unsatisfactory This study investigates four major issues 1 Establishing an objective behavior rating scale for measuring aggressive acts 2 Understanding the characteristics and incidence of aggressive acts by patients with schizophrenia 3 Exploration of the heterogeneous structure of aggressive acts by patients with schizophrenia and 4 Identifying the risk factors of aggressive acts of patients with schizophrenia At first the content validity construct validity and internal consistency of the Chinese version of Violence Scale were examined Both of retrospective survey and prospective panel design were used for data collection Patients fulfilling the DSM-IV criteria of schizophrenia in hospital and community and their siblings and family caregivers were recruited as different phases of study subjects after signing informed consent for understanding their past history prospective occurrence of aggressive acts and the related risk factors It is therefore to establish objective measures and to develop insights into the heterogeneity and related risk factors of aggressive acts for improvement in the management and prevention of aggressive acts
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None