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Educational Intervention for Optimizing Adolescent Mental Health Screening and Treatment in Pediatric Residency

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified October 2008 by Brooke Army Medical Center.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Brooke Army Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00768352
First received: October 7, 2008
Last updated: NA
Last verified: October 2008
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is: 1) to assess pediatric resident knowledge of adolescent mental health; 2) to assess pediatric resident comfort level for screening, assessing, and treating mental health disorders in adolescents, and; 3) to evaluate pediatric resident current practices for adolescent mental health screening, assessment, and treatment.


Condition Intervention
Mental Health
 Other: Educational intervention

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Official Title: An Educational Intervention for Optimizing Adolescent Mental Health Screening Skills and Treatment in Pediatric Residency

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Further study details as provided by Brooke Army Medical Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Do pediatric residents lack an adequate knowledge base for screening, assessing, and treating mental health disorders in adolescents? [ Time Frame: Feb 2008-June 2009 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Are pediatric residents are comfortable with screening, assessing, and treating adolescent mental health disorders. Do pediatric residents use validated verbal or written mental health screening and assessment tools. [ Time Frame: Feb 2008-June 2009 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 50
Study Start Date: February 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date: June 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date: February 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Education Intervention Other: Educational intervention
An educational intervention which will consist of a standardized PowerPoint presentation that will cover general mental health topics such as depression and substance abuse. The presentation will also include discussion of common and validated mental health screening and assessment tools, as well as how to use these tools in a clinical setting. An educational packet will be provided to the residents and will include the screening tools, information on motivational interviewing and the behavioral stages of change, information on common medications prescribed for mental health disorders, and a bibliography of reputable resources for mental health topics.

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pediatric Residents
  • Adolescent Rotation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00768352

Contacts
Contact: shana hansen shana.hansen@amedd.army.mil

Locations
United States, Texas
Brooke Army medical Center Recruiting
Ft Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234
Contact: Shana Hansen         shana.hansen@amedd.army.mil    
Sponsors and Collaborators
Brooke Army Medical Center
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Capt Shana Hansen, Brooke Army Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00768352     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: C.2008.017e
Study First Received: October 7, 2008
Last Updated: October 7, 2008
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Brooke Army Medical Center:
Pediatric
Resident
Depression
Screening
 Substance Abuse
Pediatric Resident knowledge of mental health topics
Pediatric Resident current practices for screening and treating mental health disorders
Pediatric Resident mental health care competency

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013