Medical and psychiatric profiling of adults admitted to general adult psychiatry wards
Medical Phenotyping of NHS General Adult Psychiatry (GAP) Inpatients
This project will collect questionnaires, rating scales, and case-note information from adults admitted to general adult psychiatry wards to see what their physical and mental health profiles look like.
Quick facts
| Study type | Observational |
|---|---|
| Enrollment | 100 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years to 65 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | University of Edinburgh Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Livingston, West Lothian) |
| Trial ID | NCT07398365 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This observational, cross-sectional project will sequentially recruit 100 adults aged 18–65 admitted to NHS general adult psychiatry (GAP) inpatient wards at St John's Hospital. Participants will complete standard diagnostic questionnaires and severity rating scales and researchers will perform a systematic review of case notes, taking about an hour in total. The collected data will be used to characterise both psychiatric and general medical comorbidities and to estimate how many GAP inpatients would typically be excluded from clinical trials. These results will provide a baseline to compare 'real world' inpatient profiles with participants in prior clinical trials and help explain gaps between trial results and clinical outcomes.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Adults aged 18–65 who are currently admitted to NHS general adult psychiatry inpatient wards (GAP) at St John's Hospital and who can give informed consent are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People admitted to non-GAP wards (forensic, perinatal, old age, young people's units, or general medical wards) or those seeking direct therapeutic benefits from participation are unlikely to gain clinical improvement from this observational work.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could help make future clinical trials and treatments more relevant to the real-world hospital inpatients they aim to help.
How similar studies have performed: While other observational phenotyping studies exist, detailed sequential profiling of unselected NHS GAP inpatients is relatively novel and less well characterised in the literature.
Eligibility criteria
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion: \- Adults aged between 18 and 65 years admitted to GAP wards during recruitment period Exclusion: \- Admissions to non-GAP wards (e.g., forensic psychiatry, young people's units, perinatal, old age psychiatry, or general medical wards)
Where this trial is running
Livingston, West Lothian
- St John's Hospital — Livingston, West Lothian, United Kingdom (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: David Hayward
- Email: david.hayward@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
- Phone: 01506 523000
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.