Does the use of a standard information-gathering package help with assessment and diagnosis for children and young people with emotional difficulties who have been referred to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN15748675
• Lead Sponsor: ottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

2022 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35545388/ (added 12/05/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-05-29
• Study Completion: 2023-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 5 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1225

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for the child/young person:
1. Aged 5 to 17 years.
2. Referred to outpatient multidisciplinary specialist CAMHS.
3. Presenting with emotional difficulties.
4. If aged <16, has an eligible individual with parental responsibility (the parent/carer - see eligibility criteria below) willing and able to participate in the trial.
5. If aged 16-17, has capacity to provide valid written informed consent.
6. If aged 16-17 and participating without a parent/carer, able to complete the assessment tool in English.
7. If aged 16-17 and participating without a parent/carer, access to internet and email or telephone.

Inclusion criteria for the parent/carer:
1. Individual with parental responsibility for the child/young person referred to CAMHS.
2. Adequate knowledge of the child/young person to be able to complete the assessment tool (i.e., known for at least 6 months).
3. Has capacity to provide valid written informed consent.
4. Access to internet and email or telephone.
5. Able to complete the assessment tool in English.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria for the child/young person:
1. Emergency or urgent referral to outpatient multidisciplinary specialist CAMHS (i.e. requires an expedited assessment) according to local risk assessment procedures.
2. Child has severe learning disability.
3. Previously randomised in the STADIA trial.

Exclusion criteria for the parent/carer:
1. Local authority representatives designated to care for the child/young person.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified