Study of the Effectiveness of a Computer Decision Support System to Improve Physicians' Screening for Autism

Children With Autism Clinical Trial

— CAAC  

Official title:

Computer Assisted Autism Care (CAAC)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01612897
• Other study ID #: R01HS018453
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 4, 2012
• Last updated: March 23, 2015
• Start date: September 2009
• Est. completion date: July 2014

Study information

• Verified date: March 2015
• Source: Indiana University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators hypothesize that children seen in a clinic that uses a compute based system known as CHICA, which reminds pediatricians to screen at defined time point for autism, will be screened more consistently for autism and receive more timely diagnostic a treatment services.

Description:

To be eligible for this trial, participants must receive their care at one of four primary care clinics in Indianapolis where the CHICA system is used.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 368
• Est. completion date: July 2014
• Est. primary completion date: July 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 17 Months to 4 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Previously healthy children receiving routine care in one of four clinics in Indianapolis who participate in this study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previously known autism spectrum disorders or other causes of developmental delay

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Screening

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Autistic Disorder
• Children With Autism
• Healthy Children Undergoing Routine Care

Intervention

Other:
• Computer based care reminders
Physicians in the intervention clinic will receive computer generated reminders to screen for autism among children of appropriate age visiting the clinic.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Wishard (Eskenazi) Healthcare clinics	Indianapolis	Indiana

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Indiana University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Structure autism screening instrument administered	Physicians are reminded by the computer system to screen children under 3 years of age for autism with a structured screening instrument. Chart abstraction is used to document whether or not the screening occurred.	Up to 4 years	No
Secondary	Are appropriate diagnostic studies conducted among children who screen positive for autism.	Among children who a suspected of having autism, chart abstraction and interviews are done to determine if the child received appropriate diagnostic and studies.	Up to 4 years	No