An Assessment of Voluntary Adolescent Mental Health Screening and Referral in a Children's Hospital Emergency Department
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Brief Summary
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.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Mar 2009
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 9, 2008
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 10, 2008
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2009
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2010
CompletedOctober 18, 2011
October 1, 2011
1.3 years
September 9, 2008
October 17, 2011
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Verified mental health service use through clinical administrative data
60 days after the initial mental health screening
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Measurement of depressive symptoms and impairment of functioning utilizing the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depressions Scale and Sheehan Disability Score
60 days after the initial mental health screening
Study Arms (2)
TeenScreen
EXPERIMENTALTreatment As Usual
NO INTERVENTIONInterventions
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.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- 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
You may not qualify if:
- 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
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Division of Emergency Medicine
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
Related Publications (1)
Grupp-Phelan J, McGuire L, Husky MM, Olfson M. A randomized controlled trial to engage in care of adolescent emergency department patients with mental health problems that increase suicide risk. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Dec;28(12):1263-8. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182767ac8.
PMID: 23187979DERIVED
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Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jacqueline Grupp-Phelan, MD, MPH
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 9, 2008
First Posted
September 10, 2008
Study Start
March 1, 2009
Primary Completion
June 1, 2010
Study Completion
June 1, 2010
Last Updated
October 18, 2011
Record last verified: 2011-10