Educational Intervention for Optimizing Adolescent Mental Health Screening and Treatment in Pediatric Residency
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00768352 |
Recruitment Status
: Unknown
Verified October 2008 by Brooke Army Medical Center.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted
: October 8, 2008
Last Update Posted
: October 8, 2008
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Mental Health | Other: Educational intervention | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 50 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Official Title: | An Educational Intervention for Optimizing Adolescent Mental Health Screening Skills and Treatment in Pediatric Residency |
Study Start Date : | February 2008 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | February 2009 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2009 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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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.
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- Do pediatric residents lack an adequate knowledge base for screening, assessing, and treating mental health disorders in adolescents? [ Time Frame: Feb 2008-June 2009 ]
- 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 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Senior |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Pediatric Residents
- Adolescent Rotation
Exclusion Criteria:

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00768352
Contact: shana hansen | shana.hansen@amedd.army.mil |
United States, Texas | |
Brooke Army medical Center | Recruiting |
Ft Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234 | |
Contact: Shana Hansen shana.hansen@amedd.army.mil |
Responsible Party: | Capt Shana Hansen, Brooke Army Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00768352 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
C.2008.017e |
First Posted: | October 8, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 8, 2008 |
Last Verified: | October 2008 |
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 |