NCT00445393

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis and Mental Health

Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Pilot Study of a Validated Screening Tool

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of British Columbia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 11 Years – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to determine the presence, frequency, and severity of mental health disorders amongst adolescents undergoing spinal surgery for scoliosis.

Detailed description

This study is a cross-sectional pilot study investigating the prevalence of psychiatric illness at various time points in the course of treatment of AIS. Three independent sets of questionnaires will be administered during a single scheduled clinical visit. There will be no clinical visits for the exclusive purpose of completing questionnaires. The first questionnaire will be the SRS outcome instrument. The second questionnaire will be the Achenbach YSR, completed by the adolescents, and the parents will be asked to complete the CBCL. Finally, a generic outcome measure specific to children and adolescents, the Pediatric Outcome Data Collection Instrument, will be administered. The time requirement to complete these questionnaires is anticipated to be approximately 45 minutes. The Achenbach questionnaires will be scored promptly after each is completed using the provided scoring templates. This data will be used to identify those at risk and make appropriate resources available. This would provide appropriate care for adolescents at high risk of mental health disorder by identifying those at risk via a non-invasive screening tool.

Conditions

• Scoliosis

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-10-01
• Completion: 2008-10-01
• First posted: 2007-03-09
• Last updated: 2009-01-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada