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RecruitingNCT01415310KVALAPUpdated Jul 8, 2022

Quality Register for Geriatric Psychiatry

An observational study in Geriatric Disorder and Depression, sponsored by Geir Selbaek. Recruiting at 1 site in Norway. Open to participants aged 65 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-07-08.

Sponsored by Geir Selbaek · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
19,000
Ages
65 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

QualGeP (KVALAP) is a quality register in Viken Research network for Geriatric Psychiatry. The objectives of the register are to enhance our knowledge of old persons with severe psychiatric disorders, and to secure an optimal medical evaluation, treatment and care for these patients. The data in the register will be used for quality assurance and for research.

Aims:

  • Quality assurance
  • Further development of our diagnostic and screening tools
  • Contributing to improving the treatment, with and without drugs
  • Contributing to improving the dialogue and collaboration between primary healthcare and hospitals
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Data collected:

  • Demographic data
  • Previous and present disorders and use of drugs

  • Data from relatives regarding:

    • the patient's cognition
    • psychiatric health
    • behaviour
    • activities of daily living
    • the stress and care burden of relatives
  • Tests of cognitive functions
  • Methods and duration for treatment
  • Transfer to primary healthcare
  • Possible readmissions
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Conditions studied

  • Geriatric Disorder
  • Depression

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Keywords

  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Quality register
  • Quality improvement
  • Quality control
  • Research elderly patients with psychiatric disorders
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In context

Depression

8,057 studies on the registry are indexed under Depression; 1,641 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 19,000 is above the median of 160 across 1,084 observational studies indexed under Depression.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Geir Selbaek as lead sponsor.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
65 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients submitted to the geriatric psychiatry units in the Viken Research network for Geriatric Psychiatry

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients submitted to geriatric psychiatry units and their relatives who sign the consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients and relatives who refuse to sign the consent form
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
19,000 participants (estimated)

Groups and cohorts

  • Geriatric psychiatry

    Elderly patients with psychiatric disorders in geriatric psychiatry units

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Depression and cognition

    Scores on assessment scales (MADRS, Cornell scale, MMSE)

    Time frame: During admission

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Old Age Psychiatry Unit, Diakonhjemmet Hospital
    Oslo, 0854, Norway
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 8, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01415310
Lead sponsor
Geir Selbaek
Collaborators
Oslo University Hospital, University Hospital, Akershus, Diakonhjemmet Hospital
Responsible party
Geir Selbaek (Director of research, Norwegian Centre for Ageing and Health) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Aug 11, 2011
Start date
Apr 2011
Primary completion
Dec 2030 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2030 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 8, 2022

Study contacts

Lisbeth D Høgset, MSc
Contact
Lisebeth.Dyrendal.Hogset@sykehuset-innlandet.no
97582098 ext. 0047
Kari M Kristiansen, MSc
Contact
kari.kristiansen@aldringoghelse.no
97761638 ext. 0047
Knut A. Engedal, professor
principal investigator · Norwegian Centre for Ageing and Health

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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