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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00267618
Family Help Program: Pediatric Recurrent Headache and Abdominal Pain
Family Help Program: Primary Care Delivery by Telephone for Psychological and Behavioural Problems (Pediatric Recurrent Headache and Abdominal Pain)
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The purpose of the Family Help Program is to deliver, primary care mental health services to children and their families in the comfort and privacy of their own home. Approximately 106 children (9-12 years of age)suffering from mild to moderate (but clinically significant) symptoms of pediatric Recurrent Headache/Abdominal Pain will be randomized.
The intervention is delivered from a distance, using educational materials (manuals, video-tapes, audio-tapes) and telephone consultation with a trained paraprofessional "coach" who is supervised by a licensed health care professional. The telephone coach delivers consistent care based on written protocols, with on-going evaluation by a professional team.
Fifty percent of the eligible participants will receive Family Help Program telephone-based treatment and 50% will be referred back to their family physician to receive standard care as determined by that physician. Those receiving standard care will be evaluated for outcome results and then compared to the Family Help treated participants. It is anticipated that Family Help treatment will be proven to be as or more effective than standard care.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Nova Scotia
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K 6R8
- IWK Health Centre
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- child 9 to 16 years of age
- child had recurrent headache and abdominal pain at least 3 times a month
- child's physical examination normal
- access to a telephone in the home
- speak and write english
- mild to moderate anxiety symptomology
Exclusion Criteria:
- child's pain due to trauma, systemic disease or disorder
- child received any psychological treatment for this or similar disorder in the past 6 months
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Treatment
50% randomized to receive FHP Pain intervention
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Evidence-based psychological and behavioural Intervention
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No Intervention: control
50% randomized to receive standard/usual care for recurrent headache/abdominal pain
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Diagnosis using KSADS at baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up.
Time Frame: baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up
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baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Child Health Questionnaire
Time Frame: baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up
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baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up
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Economic Outcome assessment
Time Frame: baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up
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baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up
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Satisfaction measure, designed by the investigator
Time Frame: end of intervention
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end of intervention
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Symptomology frequency as evidenced by diary data;
Time Frame: daily during treatment; 3 weeks on follow-up at 240 & 365 day post randomization
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daily during treatment; 3 weeks on follow-up at 240 & 365 day post randomization
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Evaluated according to IHS criteria
Time Frame: baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up
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baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up
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Disability Measure;
Time Frame: weekly during treatment; baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up
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weekly during treatment; baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Patrick J. McGrath, PhD., IWK Health Centre
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Lingely-Pottie P, McGrath PJ. A therapeutic alliance can exist without face-to-face contact. J Telemed Telecare. 2006;12(8):396-9. doi: 10.1258/135763306779378690.
- Lingley-Pottie P, McGrath PJ. Distance therapeutic alliance: the participant's experience. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2007 Oct-Dec;30(4):353-66. doi: 10.1097/01.ANS.0000300184.94595.25.
- Lingley-Pottie P, McGrath PJ. A paediatric therapeutic alliance occurs with distance intervention. J Telemed Telecare. 2008;14(5):236-40. doi: 10.1258/jtt.2008.080101.
- McGrath PJ, Lingley-Pottie P, Emberly DJ, Thurston C, McLean C. Integrated knowledge translation in mental health: family help as an example. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2009 Feb;18(1):30-7.
- Lingley-Pottie P, McGrath PJ. Telehealth: a child and family-friendly approach to mental health-care reform. J Telemed Telecare. 2008;14(5):225-6. doi: 10.1258/jtt.2008.008001.
Helpful Links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2234d
- CHIR CAHR-43273
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