Pilot Study of Shared Care of ADHD in a Pediatric Clinic:Colocation of a Psychologist as an ADHD Care Manager

NCT ID: NCT00644566

Last Updated: 2010-11-05

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 140 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2006-08-31
• Study Completion Date: 2008-06-30

Brief Summary

Due to the shortage of child psychiatrists and the high prevalence of child mental health disorder, pediatricians and other pediatric primary care providers often assume responsibility for the management of various psychiatric disorders, including ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. However, pediatricians have not been well-trained during residency to deal with the complexities of ADHD management. In addition, the system of care under which pediatricians practice do not afford the time availability that is required to properly manage a child with ADHD. On the other hand, if a pediatrician wishes to refer a patient to a child mental health specialist, many obstacles, including but not limited to stigma, insurance issues, and long waiting lists, often interfere with the patient actually receiving services for his/her ADHD. This research project seeks to examine an innovative model of care in which a child psychologist is located on the premises of a pediatric office and is available to share the care of patients with the pediatrician in order to address ADHD. We hypothesize that parents as well as pediatricians will be more satisfied with this model of care and that patients will ultimately have better outcomes. The beginning of our pilot has shown under-identification to be a barrier to care as well, and thus we propose to implement a quality improvement initiative to screen children for psychosocial issues as well. As we have had trouble with recruitment and unfortunately have had more children randomized to TAU than shared care, we propose in December 2007 a phase 2 of our study where all subjects, instead of randomization, are entered into shared care.

Detailed Description

Study Goals:

A. To compare patients with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) treated by a pediatric provider in collaboration with a co-located psychologist/ADHD care manager available for evaluation/assessment and ongoing shared-care consultation to patients with ADHD in a pediatric primary care clinic treated as usual.

1. Patients treated by the pediatricians with the added co-located services will have clinical outcomes that are superior to those that receive usual care

1. Co-located services will increase the number of ADHD patients accessing specialized mental health treatment services

2. A higher proportion of patients treated by the pediatric providers and psychologists than those in usual care receive doses of medication that are consistent with AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) recommendations

2. Patients whose providers are offered to receive the aid of the co-located psychologists will be more likely to be co-managed by the pediatrician than referred out to the community.

3. Parents will be more satisfied with care in the shared care model than in usual care

B. Pediatricians' morale and attitudes to the treatment of ADHD will improve with the addition of a co-located psychologist.

C. ADDITIONAL AIMS:

1. To assist a pediatric primary care clinic in implementing a quality improvement initiative to help pediatric providers better identify ADHD by implementing the PSC-17, a general psychosocial checklist.

2. Study the usefulness of using the PSC 17 screen as a clinical tool to identify ADHD in the primary care office by obtaining results and tracking physician disposition planning based on results.

D. Operationalize Shared Care by examining what happens in such an arrangement, and see if patient recruitment and provider buy-in improves when shared care is assured.

Conditions

ADHD

Keywords

ADHD; Primary Care; Pediatrics; Health services; shared care; care manager; screening

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

TAU

Treatment as usual. These subjects and their providers were told to pursue treatment services as they normally would do.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

shared care

A psychologist co-located in the pediatric primary care clinic shared care with the subject's pediatrician. The psychologist offered regular appointments and psychoeducation. On an individual basis, parent management training, behavioral management training, individual psychotherapy, educational intervention assistance, teacher communication, and medication education were provided as needed.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Shared Care

Intervention Type: OTHER

A psychologist co-located in the pediatric primary care clinic shared care with the subject's pediatrician. The psychologist offered regular appointments and psychoeducation. On an individual basis, parent management training, behavioral management training, individual psychotherapy, educational intervention assistance, teacher communication, and medication education were provided as needed.

Interventions

Shared Care

A psychologist co-located in the pediatric primary care clinic shared care with the subject's pediatrician. The psychologist offered regular appointments and psychoeducation. On an individual basis, parent management training, behavioral management training, individual psychotherapy, educational intervention assistance, teacher communication, and medication education were provided as needed.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 6-17
• Suspected diagnosis of ADHD, inattentive type, hyperactive type, combined type, NOS
• Living with Guardian for at least 6 months
• English-speaking child
• English-speaking guardian
• Telephone Access to Guardian
• Inclusion for Randomization or Phase 2 shared care:
• Diagnosis of ADHD

• Provider at Cornell Campus Helmsley Tower 5/ Long Island City Campus

Exclusion Criteria

• Mental Retardation
• Co-morbid psychotic disorder
• Suicidal
• Homicidal
• Dangerous behavior
• Foster care
• Impairing co-morbid psychiatric disorder that would make ADHD treatment in a pediatric clinic unsafe or inappropriate (in the judgment of the PI based on the case review of the findings of the clinical psychologist.)
• Allergic or contraindication to stimulant medications

• None

Inclusion for screening:

• Age 6-17
• Child is to be seen by pediatric provider at HT5
• Parent or guardian reads English or Spanish

• Parent/Guardian has received screen within the year
• Patient is too sick for parent to spend time on form

• Minimum Eligible Age: 6 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 17 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

New York State Psychiatric Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Columbia University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

New York Presbyterian Hospital

Principal Investigators

Daniel Hyman, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

New York Presbyterian Hospital

Rachel Zuckerbrot, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute

Mark Olfson, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute

Locations

Long Island City Community Practice

Long Island City, New York, United States

Site Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

New York Presbyterina Hospital- Weill Cornell Medcial College HT5 Pediatrics Clinic

New York, New York, United States

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

United States

Central Contacts

Rachel A Zuckerbrot, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 212-543-2628

Email: zuckerbr@childpsych.columbia.edu

Other Identifiers

0604008460

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id