Electronic Pre-visit Questionnaire to Prompt Discussions of Youth Violence in Primary Care

Bullying Clinical Trial

Official title:

Use of an Electronic Pre-visit Questionnaire and Effect on Patient-provider Discussions of Youth Violence in Primary Care

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02041182
• Other study ID #: APA-YIA-2013
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 15, 2014
• Last updated: August 19, 2014
• Start date: October 2013
• Est. completion date: February 2014

Study information

• Verified date: January 2014
• Source: Rhode Island Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Pediatricians are supposed to talk about youth violence at all heath supervision visits, however these types of conversations rarely occur. There have been no studies assessing tools to prompt these discussions. The goal of this study is to see if electronic pre-visit questionnaires (PVQs) prompt patient-provider discussion of youth violence (YV) in the primary care setting. Additionally, patient-provider characteristics are explored as mediators to youth violence discussions, as well as feasibility and acceptability of the PVQ by patients and providers.

Adolescents ages 13 to 21 who come to the Hasbro Primary Care Clinics for annual physicals will be recruited. A baseline phase was conducted to look at how often providers ask about health-related teen behaviors, assessed by exit survey. The experimental period will involve adolescents completing health-related behavior PVQ, given to their doctor prior to the visit. Exit survey will assess topics discussed. Experimental group will differ from control group based on PVQ containing extra questions about youth violence.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 183
• Est. completion date: February 2014
• Est. primary completion date: February 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 13 Years to 21 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• adolescents ages 13-21

• presenting for annual physical exam

• provider is general pediatrician (micro-practice 1-8)

• parent present for consent (if under 18 years old)

Exclusion Criteria:

• non-English speaking

• developmental/neurologic delay

• no parent (if under 18 years old)

• presenting for sick visit or specialty clinic

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Bullying
• Exposure to Violent Event

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Pre-Visit Questionnaire

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Hasbro Primary Care Clinics	Providence	Rhode Island

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Rhode Island Hospital	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HRSA/Maternal and Child Health Bureau

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of patient-reported patient-provider discussions about youth violence	The intervention is implemented immediately prior to the primary care visit; the outcome is measured directly following the visit by exit survey	One time point (single day)	No