Facilitated Referral for Children Screening Positive for Mental Illness (MI)

October 31, 2007 updated by: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Facilitated Referral for Children Screening Positive for Mental Illness in the Pediatric Emergency Department and Readiness to Seek Care

The purpose of this study is to find out how prevalent unidentified Mental Health issues are in the pediatric population that visits the Emergency Department in an urban city.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

The purpose of this research study is to find out how many children in the Emergency Room have emotional issues and how many of them go unnoticed. In particular the study looks at how well a questionnaire for children and teenagers, the DISC Predictive Scales, Version IV (DPS-IV) works and what is the best way to ask the questions. In addition, for children aged 9-17 this study will look at families' readiness to seek care when a problem is indicated.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

551

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Ohio
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
        • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Emergency Department

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

6 years to 18 years (ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Emergency Department patients ages 6-18 who present without any history of mental health issues.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Child Must be With Biological Mother
  • Child Presenting to Emergency Department with an Urgent But Stable condition
  • Child must be between the ages of 6 years and 18 years
  • Child must have no prior history of Behavioral Health concerns or diagnoses

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Child has prior Behavioral Health history, diagnosis, or concerns
  • Child not between ages of 6 years and 18 years of ages
  • Child presenting without Biological Mother present
  • Child acuity level outside of Urgent But Stable for presenting complaints

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
positive screen, negative screen
Positive screens are those who received positive feedback regarding their answers to a mental illness screening assessment. Negative screens received feedback stating that they did not screen positive for any mental illness.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Collaborators

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jackie Grupp-Phelan, MD, MPH, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2004

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

August 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 14, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 14, 2007

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

March 16, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

November 2, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 31, 2007

Last Verified

October 1, 2007

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 02-9-27
  • MH063916-03

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