A total of 105 people were randomized. Two-thirds of the people secluded were able to be fully managed in
this way. Even taking into account the move out of seclusion into restraints, this study provides evidence that
embarking on the less restrictive care pathway (seclusion) does not increase overall time in restriction of some sort
[not restricted by 4 h: relative risk 1.09, 95% confidence interval 0.75–1.58 ; mean time to release : restraints 337.6
(S.D.=298.2) min, seclusion room 316.3 (S.D.=264.5) min, p=0.48]. Participants tended to be more satisfied with their
care in the seclusion group (17.0% v. 11.1%) but this did not reach conventional levels of statistical significance
(p=0.42).