Trial Outcomes & Findings for Computerized Assessment and Referral System Screener for Mental Health Evaluations in the Emergency Setting (NCT NCT03323853)

Results Overview

The composite measure includes: the number of 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.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

451 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Up to 12 hours

Results posted on

2021-06-24

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure	CARS Report CARS Report: Patients will be evaluated by emergency providers using the CARS report	No CARS Report No CARS Report: Patients will be evaluated by emergency providers without using the CARS report
Overall Study STARTED	213	238
Overall Study COMPLETED	213	238
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	0	0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	CARS Report n=213 Participants CARS Report: Patients will be evaluated by emergency providers using the CARS report	No CARS Report n=238 Participants No CARS Report: Patients will be evaluated by emergency providers without using the CARS report	Total n=451 Participants Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous	40.28 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 16.23 • n=213 Participants	40.79 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.45 • n=238 Participants	40.55 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.81 • n=451 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	121 Participants n=213 Participants	145 Participants n=238 Participants	266 Participants n=451 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	92 Participants n=213 Participants	93 Participants n=238 Participants	185 Participants n=451 Participants
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected	—	—	0 Participants Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to 12 hours

The composite measure includes: the number of 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.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	CARS Report n=213 Participants CARS Report: Patients will be evaluated by emergency providers using the CARS report	No CARS Report n=238 Participants No CARS Report: Patients will be evaluated by emergency providers without using the CARS report
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 Participants	1 Participants

Adverse Events

CARS Report

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

No CARS Report

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Michael Wilson

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Phone: 501-686-5515

Email: [email protected]

Results disclosure agreements

Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
Publication restrictions are in place