Computerized Assessment and Referral System Screener for Mental Health Evaluations in the Emergency Setting

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Mental Health

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03323853

Run by

University of Arkansas

People needed

451

Starts

2017-12-30

Expected to finish

2019-12-21

Last updated by the study team

2021-06-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• >18 years of age
• Not incarcerated
• English-speaking and English-writing (as translators will not be available for this study)

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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