A study to investigate what question styles psychologists can use with people with learning disabilities to assess mental state.
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN61776448 |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN61776448 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N0584135430 |
- Submission date
- 30/09/2004
- Registration date
- 30/09/2004
- Last edited
- 29/06/2010
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English Summary
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Ms Catherine Evers
Scientific
Scientific
Church Hill House
51-52 Turing Drive
Bracknell
RG12 7FR
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)1344 823 222 |
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| catherine.evers@berkshire.nhs.uk |
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
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| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Not specified |
| Study type | Not Specified |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
| Scientific title | |
| Study hypothesis | To establish what are the most effective question styles psychologists can use to assess the emotional state of clients (with learning disabilities). The objective being to investigate if one method is more effective than others and therefore a more useful tool within the assessment and therapeutic setting. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Condition | Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Learning difficulties |
| Intervention | Randomised trial within and between groups. Structured interview following presentation of five film clips. The structured interview will include five different styles of questions (line drawings, photographs, open-ended, closed and either/or questions). The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) will be used to analyse the data. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Questionnaire. Improved understanding of the effectiveness of various methods used to assess the state of people with learning disabilities emotions. To inform psychologists of the most effective strategy to elicit emotional state within therapeutic sessions. |
| Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
| Overall study start date | 01/09/2003 |
| Overall study end date | 01/09/2004 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Upper age limit | 60 Years |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 30 |
| Participant inclusion criteria | 30 males and females aged between 18-60 having mild to moderate learning disabilities and an IQ of between 40-69. |
| Participant exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Recruitment start date | 01/09/2003 |
| Recruitment end date | 01/09/2004 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Church Hill House
Bracknell
RG12 7FR
United Kingdom
RG12 7FR
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Department of Health
Government
Government
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
| Website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en |
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Funders
Funder type
Government
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust (UK)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
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| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
