Ayurveda Based Intervention for Patients in Acute Psychiatric Crisis Situations

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-01-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

For patients undergoing a psychiatric crisis, hospitalisation is required. In developing countries specially in sub-urban or rural areas, most patients don't access intensive care. In India, AYUSH system of medical care is widely used, including crisis resolution and community treatment have been widely implemented in various mental health systems. However, evidence to support their effectiveness has remained very low.

Present study is designed as community based participatory research, where Ayurveda treatment , a short-term, specialised, crisis intervention is provided by community outreach team.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Aarogyam UK
• Collaborators: Active Naturals Limited; AVP Research Foundation; Croydon Ayurveda Centre; NMP Medical Research Institute

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Presenting with a psychiatric complaint.

• Male or female patients at least 18 years of age.

• Each patient, or a patient's legal representative (as allowed by local law), must understand the nature of the study and must agree to study enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have delirium or dementia

• Prisoners

• Pediatric patients

• Elderly patients

• Pregnancy or breastfeeding