Health Trials

Effectiveness of a Pragmatic, Metabolic Care Clinic for Patients With Severe Mental Illness - The Meta Care Clinic

ConditionsSevere Mental DisorderMetabolic ComplicationSide-Effect;MedicationSchizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic DisordersBipolar Disorder
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-45
SponsorBjorn H. Ebdrup

About this trial

This study will examine the effectiveness of a Pragmatic, Metabolic Care Clinic for Patients With Severe Mental Illness

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (International classification of diseases; ICD-10: DF2x) or bipolar disorder (ICD-10: DF30.x or DF31.x)

Medical treatment with antipsychotics

Age 18-45 years

Legally competent

Disqualifiers

Clinical or laboratory evidence of comorbid medical disease not compatible with participation as judged by the research team.

Unstable psychiatric disorder as judged by the research team.

Severe current drug or alcohol misuse as judged by the research team.

Acute suicidal risk.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Treatment in the Meta Care Clinic
  • Standard care with general practitioner and/or outpatient clinics

Treatment groups

84 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Bjorn H. Ebdrup

Lead sponsor

University of Copenhagen

Sponsor institution

Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen

Collaborator

University of Toronto

Collaborator

Herlev and Gentofte Hospital

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov