Somatic Health Screening for Adults in Outpatient Psychiatric Care in Denmark (SomaScreen)
Key facts
- Where
- Copenhagen, DenmarkSee the site
Where in Denmark
- Amager HospitalCopenhagen, DenmarkTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Amager Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT07518446
- Record updated
- 8 April 2026
- Original description
People with severe mental illness have a substantially increased risk of undiagnosed and insufficiently treated somatic disease. Somatic Screening in the Capital Region Mental Health Service in Denmark (SomaScreen) is a service-level intervention implemented in psychiatric outpatient clinics in the Capital Region of Denmark to improve the detection and follow-up of somatic disease among patients with psychotic and affective disorders.Read full original descriptionShow less
Somatic Screening in the Capital Region Mental Health Service in Denmark (SomaScreen) - Study Protocol for a Quasi-experimental Controlled Intervention Study With a Matched Cohort
People with severe mental illness have a substantially increased risk of undiagnosed and insufficiently treated somatic disease. Somatic Screening in the Capital Region Mental Health Service in Denmark (SomaScreen) is a service-level intervention implemented in psychiatric outpatient clinics in the Capital Region of Denmark to improve the detection and follow-up of somatic disease among patients with psychotic and affective disorders.
This study evaluates whether integrating structured somatic screening into mental health services leads to improved identification and management of somatic disease compared with care as usual. Using a quasi-experimental controlled design with a matched cohort, outcomes among patients exposed to the SomaScreen intervention are compared with those of patients receiving usual care in comparable psychiatric outpatient clinics outside the Capital Region.
Inclusion: Patients aged 18 years or older; Referred to FACT or OPUS psychiatric outpatient clinics in the Capital Region of Denmark; Starting a new outpatient treatment episode in FACT or OPUS; Diagnosed with psychotic or affective disorders (ICD-10 F20-F39), including those with comorbid substance use disorders (F10-F19).
Exclusion: Individuals not in the target diagnosis group (i.e., without psychotic or affective disorders, F20-F39); Individuals younger than 18 years; Patients in geriatric outpatient clinics; Individuals who do not meet the inclusion criteria above.