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Clinical Trials/NCT00448331
NCT00448331
Completed
N/A

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

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati1 site in 1 country551 target enrollmentJune 2004

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Mental Disorders
Sponsor
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Enrollment
551
Locations
1
Status
Completed
Last Updated
18 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

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.

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.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
June 2004
End Date
August 2007
Last Updated
18 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

Study Sites (1)

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