Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Brooke Army Medical Center

Code:

NCT00768352

Conditions

Mental Health

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Educational intervention

Study Details

Brief summary:

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.

Conditions

Mental Health

Study ID

NCT00768352

Start date

Feb, 2008

Status verified date

Oct, 2008

Completion date

Jun, 2009

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Feb, 2009

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pediatric Residents
  • Adolescent Rotation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

other: Education Intervention

Interventions

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.

Primary outcome measure

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

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

shana hansen

shana.hansen@amedd.army.mil

Locations

Brooke Army medical Center

Recruiting

Ft Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234

Contacts

Shana Hansen

shana.hansen@amedd.army.mil

More Information

Sponsor

Brooke Army Medical Center

Last update posted

Oct 8, 2008

Last verified

Oct, 2008

Keywords

  • 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

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-17. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Brooke Army Medical Center on 2008-10-08. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.