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N/A N=152 Randomized Health Services Research

Testing the Effectiveness of Telephone-based Early Childhood Developmental Screening

Child Development · Developmental Disabilities · Ambulatory Care · Screening

Enrolled (actual)
152
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Oct 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants Screened With a Validated Tool — 57; 0 Participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Telephone-based developmental screening and care coordination (Behavioral)
Age
Pediatric · 0+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
University of California, Los Angeles
Primary completion
Dec 2016

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Number of Participants Screened With a Validated Tool
57; 0
PRIMARY
Number of Participants That Receive Services
12; 1
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Referred for Evaluation/Services (Early Intervention or Early Childhood Special Education)
25; 7
SECONDARY
Primary Care Experiences: Percent of Anticipatory Guidance Topics Discussed & Percentage of Family-Centered Care Items That Participants Report as Usually or Always
61.0; 55.1; 87.2; 89.2; 68.1; 54.6

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to test the effectiveness of telephone-based early childhood developmental screening and care coordination, compared to usual care in a primary care pediatrics clinic. Investigators randomized 152 participants to one of two study arms, with the intervention families receiving developmental screening over the phone, and control families receiving usual care with their pediatricians.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • child receives well-child care at the clinic
  • child is not already receiving intervention services for a developmental disability
  • parent speaks Spanish or English well enough to be interviewed

Exclusion Criteria

  • child is younger than 12 months or older than 42 months at time of enrollment
  • child is already receiving intervention services for a developmental disability
  • parent is unable to speak Spanish or English well enough to be interviewed
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02495025). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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