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Activity PRN: Establishing Meaningful Occupation as and When Required Across Acute Inpatient Mental Health and Psychiatric Intensive Care Units

NCT06905184 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2025-04-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Design

A quasi-experimental mixed methods design research study will be conducted within:

Pippin Ward, a 10 bed Female PICU within Cygnet Appletree (data collected January - June 2022).

Haywood Ward, a 16 Male Acute within Cygnet Kewstoke. Nash Ward, a 12 bed Male PICU within Cygnet Kewstoke. Sandford Ward, a 16 bed Female Acute within Cygnet Kewstoke. Juniper Ward, a 17 bed Male Acute within Cygnet Churchill. Castle Ward, a 12 bed Female PICU within Cygnet Godden Green. Oakwood ward, a 15 bed Female Acute within Cygnet Godden Green.

The study will measure the change in provision of meaningful activity types, and frequency of participation within meaningful activities, as a result of the intervention, 'Activity PRN', on participating wards within Cygnet Healthcare Ltd.

Activity PRN, is an approach that uses occupational therapy approaches to facilitate meaningful activities as and when required. A 'prn activity' is any personally meaningful activity which can be facilitated as and when required, and is not a timetabled activity or session.

To show the effect of the intervention, a three month control period, pre-intervention, will measure the number of meaningful activity types provided, facilitated on an 'ad-hoc' basis, and participation frequency. A two week period will follow, in which ward based staff will receive training to implement Activity PRN. A further three month intervention period will measure the number of prn activity types provided, and the participation frequency of prn activities, as a result of delivering Activity PRN. It is hoped that about 60 patients will consent to receive the intervention.

Conditions

  • Activity Engagement

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Activity PRN

An Activity PRN plan will be delivered to consenting patients, as described above. The intervention will be communicated to them as a new approach that 'supports the individual to engage in personalised meaningful activities, which they can engage in as and when required'. Activity Resources are organised within a suitable, accessible location according with the patient's risk management and support plan. Dependent on the plan, resources may be kept on their person, in their bedroom, in a communal area, or in a locked or unlocked accessible cupboard. Ward staff will facilitate prn activities on an 'as and when required' basis. This can occur when: 1) a patient requests an activity from their card, 2) the patient appears disengaged, or 3) staff deem that the patient may benefit from participation in an activity for the purpose of engagement or distraction.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cygnet Healthcare

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-01
Primary Completion
2025-02-19
Completion
2025-03-25

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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