N/A
N=451
Computerized Assessment and Referral System Screener for Mental Health Evaluations in the Emergency Setting
Mental Health
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03323853 ↗Enrolled (actual)
451
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jun 2021
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants With CARS Mental Health Diagnoses Made in the ED; the Number of Psychiatry Evaluations in the Emergency Department (ED); and the Number of Mental Health Referrals Made From the ED — 1; 1 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Computerized Assessment and Referral System (CARS) Self-Assessment Screener (Behavioral); CARS-SA Summary Results (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
- Primary completion
- Dec 2019
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Participants With CARS Mental Health Diagnoses Made in the ED; the Number of Psychiatry Evaluations in the Emergency Department (ED); and the Number of Mental Health Referrals Made From the ED |
1; 1 | — |
Summary
This is a hybrid effectiveness-implementation randomized controlled trial which will be conducted at the emergency department (ED) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The hypothesis of this study is that use of the CARS (a computerized mental health screener) will modify emergency department treatment of patients with previously undiagnosed mental illness.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- >18 years of age
- Not incarcerated
- English-speaking and English-writing (as translators will not be available for this study)
Exclusion Criteria
- Unable or unwilling to complete CARS screener
- Unable or unwilling to provide any history of alcohol abuse
- Currently presenting with a chief complaint of a psychiatric symptom
- Currently presenting with a substance use complaint
- History of a known psychiatric condition
- Patients taking psychiatric medication
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03323853). 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.