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Telehealth Mental Health Support for Developmental Disabilities

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Recruiting

Led By Joan B Beasley, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of New Hampshire

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Participant age 12-45 years

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up change in feis scores [at 2 timepoints: enrollment, and 1 year (or discharge)]

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will study if telemental health services can improve access to mental health care for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, helping to address the disparity in care.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for young individuals aged 14-35 with intellectual and developmental disabilities who live at home with family. They must be new enrollees in the START program within 90 days of joining, and able to give informed consent.

What is being tested?

The study tests telemental health services versus in-person care within the START model, focusing on crisis prevention and intervention for those with IDD. It includes stakeholder feedback, a randomized control trial, and analysis of outcomes across subpopulations.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves mental health services rather than medication or medical procedures, traditional side effects are not applicable. However, participants may experience varying psychological impacts based on individual responses to telehealth interventions.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am between 12 and 45 years old.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ change in feis scores [at 2 timepoints: enrollment, and 1 year (or discharge)]

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~change in feis scores [at 2 timepoints: enrollment, and 1 year (or discharge)]

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change in feis scores [at 2 timepoints: enrollment, and 1 year (or discharge)] for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives

Change in Family Experiences Interview Schedule (FEIS) over 1 year

Secondary study objectives

Change in Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) at 1 year

Change in Crisis Service Use at 1 year

Change in mental health stability as measured by START Plan scores at 1 year

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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Telemental health STARTExperimental Treatment4 Interventions

Telemental health START will deliver two components via telephonic or other communication technology (e.g., Zoom). This includes component #2 (consultation and coping skills coaching) and component #4 (service linkages, referrals, outreach, \& training). START components #1 (intake and quarterly assessment) and #3 (24-hour urgent crisis response and intervention) will continue to be provided in-person.

Group II: In-person STARTActive Control4 Interventions

In-person START will deliver all model components in-person. This is the established model.

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met