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CompletedNCT02589951Updated Oct 28, 2015

Missed Serious Medical Illness in Psychiatric Patients Seen in an Academic Emergency Department

An observational study in Psychiatric Patients, Serious Medical Illness, sponsored by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-10-28.

Sponsored by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's · Observational

Study type
Observational
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
2,200
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence, etiology, and timing of missed Serious Medical Illness (SMI) in patients referred to adult psychiatry by emergency physicians, as well as to determine admission rates for SMI soon after discharge from an inpatient psychiatry admission.

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Conditions studied

  • Psychiatric Patients, Serious Medical Illness
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In context

Lead sponsor

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's is the lead sponsor of 327 studies on the registry; 132 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

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

Study population

All patients greater than or equal to 18 years of age presenting to London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital emergency department between October 1, 2014 - July 31, 2015 who were referred to adult psychiatry by the emergency physician

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Inclusion criteria

  • All patients greater than or equal to 18 years of age presenting to London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital emergency department between October 1, 2014 - July 31, 2015 who were referred to adult psychiatry by the emergency physician.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None
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Study design

Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
2,200 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Interventions

  • Otheradmission to non-psychiatric service
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. number of referrals to medical/surgical consult services within 14 days of psychiatric referral

    Time frame: 10 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Victoria site, London Health Sciences Centre
    London, Ontario N6A 5W9, Canada
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 28, 2015, 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
NCT02589951
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 28, 2015
Start date
Oct 2014
Primary completion
Jul 2015
Completion
Jul 2015
Last update
Oct 28, 2015

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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