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Professional Training Methods for Psychosocial Problem Management in Pediatrics

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Led By Howard Dubowitz, MD, MD

Research Sponsored by University of Maryland, Baltimore

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up period extending from 2 years prior to the study - 48 months

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study how best to train medical professionals to address common psychosocial problems in pediatric patients, such as parental depression and substance abuse. The trial will compare different approaches to training and will study the use of software to facilitate implementation.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for pediatric primary care practices that treat children, where doctors, staff, and parents of kids aged 0-5 are willing to participate. They must understand English and have computer access for surveys. Practices already using the SEEK model cannot join.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study examines how medical professionals adopt a new approach to address psychosocial issues like parental depression/substance abuse in child care. It compares Maintenance of Certification training with independent online training and software use versus traditional methods.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial focuses on implementation strategies rather than medications or medical procedures, it does not involve typical physical side effects. However, there may be indirect impacts on workflow or time management within the practice.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ period extending from 2 years prior to the study - 48 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~period extending from 2 years prior to the study - 48 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and period extending from 2 years prior to the study - 48 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Stages of SEEK Implementation Completion (SIC).

Secondary outcome measures

Rates of Diagnosis of Child Maltreatment.

SEEK PCP Questionnaire (PCPQ)- Thinking and Behaviors re. Addressing Targeted Risk Factors.

SEEK Parent View of Child's PCP.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Maintenance of Certification (MOC)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

MOC involves a guided learning experience, approved by the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Family Medicine for Maintenance of Certification credits. This involves a Quality Improvement project with 3 waves of data collection to assess and improve implementation while participating in 4 monthly webinars led by Dr. Dubowitz.

Group II: Independent online training (IND)Active Control1 Intervention

IND refers to practitioners Independently doing the online training.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Oregon Social Learning CenterOTHER

35 Previous Clinical Trials

9,675 Total Patients Enrolled

Chestnut Health SystemsOTHER

20 Previous Clinical Trials

22,185 Total Patients Enrolled

University of Maryland, BaltimoreLead Sponsor

687 Previous Clinical Trials

373,546 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Experimental: Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03642327 — N/A

Child Abuse Research Study Groups: Maintenance of Certification (MOC), Independent online training (IND)

Child Abuse Clinical Trial 2023: Experimental: Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03642327 — N/A

Experimental: Maintenance of Certification (MOC) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03642327 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

How many participants are included in this research project?

"Affirmative, the clinical trial is currently on-going. According to information published on clinicaltrials.gov, it was initially posted on March 15th 2019 and last updated in May 26th 2022. The study aims to recruit 1100 patients from a single site."

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Is recruitment currently available for this research effort?

"Indeed, according to clinicaltrials.gov records, this medical trial is actively recruiting individuals for participation. This research project was first posted on March 15th 2019 and underwent its last update around May 26th 2022; it seeks 1100 total participants from a single location."

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Recent research and studies

Implementation Science CommunicationsJournal

Protocol for Comparing Two Training Approaches for Primary Care Professionals Implementing the Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) Model

Dubowitz, Howard, Lisa Saldana, Laurence A. Magder, Lawrence A. Palinkas, John A. Landsverk, Rose L. Belanger, and Ugonna S. Nwosu. 2020. “Protocol for Comparing Two Training Approaches for Primary Care Professionals Implementing the Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) Model”. Implementation Science Communications. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1186/s43058-020-00059-9.

PediatricsJournal

Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences in Primary Care: Challenges and Considerations

Dubowitz, Howard, David Finkelhor, Adam Zolotor, Jennifer Kleven, and Neal Davis. 2022. “Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences in Primary Care: Challenges and Considerations”. Pediatrics. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). doi:10.1542/peds.2021-052641.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

SEEK: Dissemination and Implementation

Howard Dubowitz 2019. "SEEK: Dissemination and Implementation". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03642327.