ERs try peer support instead of restraints for agitated patients
NCT ID NCT06556069
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding peer support specialists to emergency department teams can reduce the use of physical and chemical restraints for agitated patients. Researchers will compare restraint rates before and after the peer support program is introduced across several hospitals. The goal is to see if this approach is acceptable, practical, and effective in providing more compassionate care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Peer support intervention
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a safer, more humane way to manage agitation in emergency rooms, reducing reliance on restraints and improving patient experience.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility study, so it may not prove that peer support reduces restraint use. Results may also vary across different hospital settings.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 57,870 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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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 Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * English-speaking * Arrives to one of the Yale-New Haven Health emergency departments (Yale-New Haven \[York Street \& St. Raphael's\], Greenwich, Bridgeport, Lawrence \& Memorial, and Westerly campuses) * Presents with a behavioral-related chief complaint (inclusive of neurocognitive, substance use/intoxication, mental health and other behavioral related presentations) as well as additional individuals at risk of developing agitation defined via a score of \>2 on the Brøset Violence Checklist Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women, minors (\<18 years old), prisoners, and institutionalized individuals
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yale New Haven Hospital Health System
New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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