An Assessment of Voluntary Adolescent Mental Health Screening and Referral in a Children's Hospital Emergency Department
Primary Purpose
Mental Health
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
TeenScreen Program
Sponsored by

About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Mental Health focused on measuring TeenScreen, Mental Health, Adolescent Mental Health, Social Work
Eligibility Criteria
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
Sites / Locations
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Division of Emergency Medicine
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
No Intervention
Arm Label
TeenScreen
Treatment As Usual
Arm Description
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Verified mental health service use through clinical administrative data
Secondary Outcome Measures
Measurement of depressive symptoms and impairment of functioning utilizing the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depressions Scale and Sheehan Disability Score
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT00750412
First Posted
September 9, 2008
Last Updated
October 17, 2011
Sponsor
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Collaborators
Columbia University
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00750412
Brief Title
An Assessment of Voluntary Adolescent Mental Health Screening and Referral in a Children's Hospital Emergency Department
Official Title
An Assessment of Voluntary Adolescent Mental Health Screening and Referral in a Children's Hospital Emergency Department
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
October 2011
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
March 2009 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
June 2010 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
June 2010 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Collaborators
Columbia University
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
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.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Mental Health
Keywords
TeenScreen, Mental Health, Adolescent Mental Health, Social Work
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
112 (Anticipated)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
TeenScreen
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Title
Treatment As Usual
Arm Type
No Intervention
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
TeenScreen Program
Intervention Description
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.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Verified mental health service use through clinical administrative data
Time Frame
60 days after the initial mental health screening
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
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
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
11 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
17 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
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
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Jacqueline Grupp-Phelan, MD, MPH
Organizational Affiliation
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Division of Emergency Medicine
City
Cincinnati
State/Province
Ohio
ZIP/Postal Code
45229
Country
United States
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Citations:
PubMed Identifier
23187979
Citation
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.
Results Reference
derived
Links:
URL
http://www.teenscreen.org
Description
Columbia University TeenScreen Program
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