Mental health inpatients get a full medical check-up in new study
NCT ID NCT07398365
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study will carefully examine the physical and mental health of 100 adults admitted to NHS mental health wards. Researchers will review medical notes, do physical exams, and use questionnaires to measure conditions like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, and personality disorders. The goal is to better understand the range of health issues these patients face, which could improve future care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could highlight common physical health problems in psychiatric inpatients, guiding better integrated care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with no treatment being tested. Results may not apply to all psychiatric patients or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adults (≥18 years) consecutively admitted to NHS GAP inpatient wards in Scotland.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
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)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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St John's Hospital
RECRUITINGLivingston, West Lothian, EH16 4TJ, United Kingdom
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