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NCT Number: NCT06342531

More Effective Violence Risk Management - eDASA+APP FI

The main goal of this study is to evaluate if the Finnish version of eDASA+APP (electronic Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression + Aggression Prevention Protocol), a clinical decision support system (CDSS), has an impact on reducing workplace violence, use of coercive measures and increasing nurses' job satisfaction in adult psychiatric inpatient care.

Active, Not Recruiting

This study is active but is not currently recruiting participants.

Key information

Conditions

Violence

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

HUS University Hospital

Helsinki, Finland

About this study

The study includes three phases: 1) exploring attitudes of nurses and nurse managers towards validated tools, violence risk assessment and management, 2) a pre-implementation including a co-design process of the eDASA+APP to ensure optimal integration and adaptation to local context and integration into the local EPIC based EHR system together with relevant stakeholders (health care staff and expert-by-experience), and 3) a quasi-experimental implementation study to evaluate the impact of the intervention (eDASA+APP FI).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • adult psychiatric wards

Exclusion criteria

  • psychiatric wards specialized only for the care of people with intellectual disabilities, wards providing care for both adults and underaged patients (eating disorder units)

Treatment and study plan

eDASA+APP FI

Behavioral

A CDSS for nurses to assist in their daily short-term violence risk assessment and management, is integrated into an EPIC-based EHR system.

Primary outcomes

  1. Workplace violence

    Time frame: Pre-post (3 months)

    Violence experienced by healthcare staff in the wards, routinely collected data

Secondary outcomes

  1. Coercive measures

    Time frame: Pre-post (3 months)

    Routinely monitored and collected by the wards according to the Finnish Mental Health Act

  2. Job satisfaction

    Time frame: Pre-post (3 months)

    Nurses yearly job satisfaction survey will be used (Nurse Engagement Survey (NESplus))

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Turku

Other

Collaborators

  • Helsinki University Central Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

More Effective Violence Risk Management for Psychiatric Wards - eDASA+APP FI

Acronym: eDASA+APP FI

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2026
First posted
Apr 2, 2024
Registry last updated
Apr 6, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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