Personalized Assessment of Client Experiences (PACE)

University of Miami

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mental Disorder in Adolescence

Treatments: Behavioral: Unidimensional Measurement-Based Care; Behavioral: Multidimensional Measurement-Based Care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT04369924

R34MH118316 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

20190535

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare two clinical approaches to youth mental health care.

Enrollment: 1,261 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 11 to 17 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Male or female youth between the ages of 11-17 years receiving mental health services at the participating clinics.
2. The treating clinician is participating in the study and determines that Measurement-Based Care (MBC) is appropriate for the youth.
3. If the family consents to complete additional research measures, one parent and/or primary caregiver must be available and willing to participate in all study assessments.
4. Adolescent and at least one parent/guardian are able to complete all study procedures in English or Spanish.

Exclusion criteria

• no other exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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1,261 participants in 2 patient groups

Unidimensional Measurement-Based Care

Experimental group

Description:

Youth and caregivers will complete a symptom rating scale every session. Clinicians will receive feedback reports summarizing these data, including alerts indicating if the youth is on track for positive treatment outcomes. These feedback reports will be used to support clinical decision-making.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Unidimensional Measurement-Based Care

Multidimensional Measurement-Based Care

Experimental group

Description:

Youth and caregivers will complete battery of questionnaires covering multiple process and outcome domains every session. Clinicians will receive feedback reports summarizing these data, including alerts indicating if the youth is on track for positive treatment outcomes. These feedback reports will be used to support clinical decision-making.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Multidimensional Measurement-Based Care