A Patient-Partnered, Pan-Canadian, Comparative Effectiveness Evaluation of an Acute Pediatric Mental Health and Addiction Care Bundle

Summary

The investigators will determine, in an 8-site, hybrid Type 1 cluster randomized effectiveness implementation trial, if an acute mental health care bundle, compared to standard care, improves wellbeing at 30 days in children and youth seeking emergency department care for mental health and substance use concerns.

Conditions

• Mental Health
• Mental Disorders
• Pediatrics
• Emergency Psychiatric

Interventions

OTHER

Health Services

The Acute Mental Health Care Bundle consists of 3 core elements, including: (1) ED triage, (2) ED assessment and care, and (3) follow-up care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Alberta

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Saskatchewan

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Manitoba

  collaborator OTHER

• McMaster University

  collaborator OTHER

• Western University, Canada

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Toronto

  collaborator OTHER

• McGill University

  collaborator OTHER

• Dalhousie University

  collaborator OTHER

• Memorial University of Newfoundland

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Calgary

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Stephen Freedman, MDCM, MSc · University of Calgary

• Amanda Newton, PhD · University of Alberta

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

8 Years

Max Age

17 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-02-09

Primary Completion

2025-06-30

Completion

2025-12-31

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations