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Contact the study team using the details below to take part. If there are no contact details below please ask your doctor in the first instance.
Dr
Rachel
Royston
+44 (0)203 108 7815
r.royston@ucl.ac.uk
Prof
Angela
Hassiotis
+44 (0)2079743788
a.hassiotis@ucl.ac.uk
Ms
Rebecca
Griffiths
+44 (0)20 7679 9319
rebecca.griffiths@ucl.ac.uk
More information about this study, what is involved and how to take part can be found on the study website.
Intellectual disability
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The PETAL programme is designed to help adults with a learning disability who display aggression and those who support them work together to better understand and meet the person’s individual needs. Although there are some issues that are commonly experienced, everyone is different, so a personalised approach is needed. 10-25% of adults with mild to severe learning disabilities display aggression. This behaviour affects their quality of life, leading to exclusion from social networks and community facilities including access to healthcare, placement breakdown, inability to stay in the family home, seclusion, overmedication etc.
A better understanding of the causes of an individual’s aggressive behaviour and coproducing a personalised treatment package could make a significant difference to their quality of life. We work with adults with a learning disability and their families and paid carers to develop the PETAL therapy to address aggression and test if it works better than the current approaches available.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
You can take part if:
Current inclusion criteria as of 09/06/2023:
1. Aged 18 years or over
2. Living in the community (e.g., residential care home, supported living, family home)
3. Registered with and/or eligible to receive support from community learning disabilities services
4. Incidents of physical aggression to people or property for at least 3 months. It is likely that people will have several additional comorbid behaviours such as verbal aggression, mental health problems, self-injury, stereotypies etc.
5. Consent to participate provided in keeping with UK capacity legislation or assent from family/nominated consultees for those lacking capacity
6. Family carer/other member able to unders
You may not be able to take part if:
Current exclusion criteria as of 09/06/2023:
1. Currently being an inpatient 2. Alcohol or drug dependent3. Current enrolment in another clinical trial
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Previous exclusion criteria:
1. Not having an intellectual disability diagnosis2. Alcohol or drug dependent3. Current enrolment in another clinical trial
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Prof
Angela
Hassiotis
+44 (0)2079743788
a.hassiotis@ucl.ac.uk
Dr
Rachel
Royston
+44 (0)203 108 7815
r.royston@ucl.ac.uk
Ms
Rebecca
Griffiths
+44 (0)20 7679 9319
rebecca.griffiths@ucl.ac.uk
More information about this study, what is involved and how to take part can be found on the study website.
The study is sponsored by North London NHS Foundation Trust and funded by National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Programme Grant for Applied Research (PGfAR).
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