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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mental Health
• Interventions: Behavioral: TeenScreen Program

• Registration Number: NCT00750412
• Lead Sponsor: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2008-09-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-09-09
• Study First Posted: 2008-09-10
• Study Start: 2009-03
• Primary Completion: 2010-06
• Study Completion: 2010-06
• Status Verified: 2011-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-10-17
• Last Update Posted: 2011-10-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 112

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 & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
TeenScreen	TeenScreen Program	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Verified mental health service use through clinical administrative data	60 days after the initial mental health screening

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Division of Emergency Medicine; 🇺🇸 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States