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Advance choice documents aim to cut compulsory psychiatric admissions

NCT ID NCT07284368

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at whether Advance Choice Documents (ACDs) — written plans made with a care team when a person is well — can reduce the number of times people are forcibly admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Researchers at King's College London are working with 374 participants across mental health services to see if ACDs lower the use of the Mental Health Act. The study also explores how to best implement ACDs for older adults and young people.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Advance Choice Document (a written plan of care preferences made with a care team)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could give people with mental health conditions more control over their care and reduce the number of times they are forcibly admitted to hospital.
What could go wrong
This is an implementation study, not a test of a new drug. Success depends on how well staff and patients use the documents in real-world settings, which may vary.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 374 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2025

Expected to finish

Mar 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

People with severe mental Illnesses

Ages

16 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: WP1: Focus Groups Service users-Young people Aged ≥ 16 Experienced detention under the MHA while in the care of CAMHS Currently under the care of community mental health services (CAMHS / EI / CMHT) Older adults 1. Experienced detention under the MHA while under services for Older Adults 2. Currently under the care of older adult community mental health services Carers / Informal supporters Aged ≥ 16 years A relative or friend of a service user who is eligible for the study Professionals Professional potentially involved in supporting the completion of ACDs (i.e., community mental health team (CMHT) staff, advocates, peer workers) SLaM professionals potentially involved in referring to ACDs (i.e., inpatient and emergency department liaison mental health staff, home treatment, place of safety and street triage staff) Approved mental health professionals (AMHPs) and Section 12 (MHA) approved doctors involved in detention. Ambulance, prison mental health and Emergency Department staff General Practitioners, including mental health leads, or other primary care professionals who care for people with SMI discharged from secondary services WP 2: Prospective study of ACD completion and use Service users All service users: accepted referral to an ACD facilitator for ACD creation Young people 1. Aged ≥ 16 2. Experienced detention under the MHA while in the care of CAMHS 3. Currently under the care of community mental health services (CAMHS / EI / CMHT/) 4. Accepted referral to an ACD facilitator for ACD creation; including participants who decline to complete and ACD after referral to an ACD facilitator. Older adults 1. Experienced detention under the MHA while under services for Older Adults 2. Currently under the care of older adult community mental health services 3. accepted referral to an ACD facilitator for ACD creation General Adult: 1. Aged ≥ 18 years 2. Previously detained under the MHA 3. Under the care of community mental health services (CMHT or EI) Forensic 1. Aged ≥ 18 years 2. Experience detention under the MHA into forensic services 3. Currently under the care of forensic mental health services Carers: relative or friend of someone referred to an ACD facilitator Professionals: SLaM staff involved in the care of a participant with an ACD whose ACD is expected to have been consulted because they were: involved in a transfer of care, placed in zoning, referred for a MHA assessment or to a home treatment team, attended an Emergency Department or Place of Safety, admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit or imprisoned. The interviews conducted with service users and staff after the expected use event will also include questions about satisfaction with and perceived value of the process of completing, distributing, accessing, honouring, and reviewing an ACD. Exclusion Criteria: Service users Aged under 16 years Lacking capacity to provide consent and/or is unwilling to do so Currently detained under the MHA in psychiatric hospital Currently under the care of eating disorder services Carers/informal supporters Aged under 16 years Is not a relative or friend of a service user who is eligible for the study Professionals Is not a mental health professional or Section 12 (MHA) approved doctor Is not a professional involved in supporting the completion of ACDs Is not a General Practitioner or mental health lead caring for people with SMI discharged from secondary services.

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  • South London and Maudsley/Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience-King's College London

    London, SE5 8AZ, United Kingdom