An Assessment of Voluntary Adolescent Mental Health Screening and Referral in a Children's Hospital Emergency Department

October 17, 2011 updated by: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
The purpose of this study is to compare the TeenScreen intervention to usual care for adolescents who screen positive for mental health problems in a pediatric emergency department. It is anticipated that adolescents receiving the TeenScreen intervention will be more likely to attend a first session of outpatient mental health services within 60 days of the initial screening than those receiving the usual care.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

112

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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 Division of Emergency Medicine

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

11 years to 17 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients between 11 and 17 years old
  • Medically stable and presenting with a non-psychiatric complaint
  • English speaking
  • Parent/guardian present for consent
  • Insurance coverage by Medicaid
  • Hamilton County residents
  • Not currently receiving mental health treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Less than 11 years or greater than 17 years old
  • Parent/guardian not present at time of visit
  • Medically unstable
  • Non-English speaking
  • Insurance other than Medicaid
  • Presenting complaint is a mental health problem
  • Currently receiving mental health treatment

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

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Treatment As Usual
Experimental: TeenScreen
Behavioral: TeenScreen Program
Adolescents who are randomized into the TeenScreen program and their parent/guardian will receive post-screening information, a facilitated referral, and case management services from a research social worker.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Verified mental health service use through clinical administrative data
Time Frame: 60 days after the initial mental health screening
60 days after the initial mental health screening

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Measurement of depressive symptoms and impairment of functioning utilizing the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depressions Scale and Sheehan Disability Score
Time Frame: 60 days after the initial mental health screening
60 days after the initial mental health screening

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Collaborators

Columbia University

Investigators

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

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 9, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 9, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

September 10, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 18, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 17, 2011

Last Verified

October 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CCHMC 2008-0987

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