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Key Points Question Does an evidence-based educational intervention for nurses decrease the use of seclusion rooms in psychiatric hospitals compared with usual practice? Findings In this cluster randomized clinical trial of 8349 patients receiving care in 27 wards at 15 psychiatric hospitals across Finland, the use of a seclusion room at the ward level decreased from 15.1% to 14.3% in the intervention group and increased from 13.9% to 18.7% in the usual practice group. Meaning Although feasible, the educational intervention had a limited effect for change of occurrence rate of patient seclusion.