Status:

COMPLETED

Family Help Program: Pediatric Recurrent Headache and Abdominal Pain

Lead Sponsor:

IWK Health Centre

Collaborating Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Conditions:

Pediatric Recurrent Headache & Abdominal Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

9-12 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of the Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program)is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Strongest Families distance intervention compared to usual or standard care that is typicall...

Detailed Description

The purpose of the Family Help Program is to deliver, primary care mental health services to children and their families in the comfort and privacy of their own home. Approximately 106 children (9-12 ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • child 9 to 16 years of age
  • child had recurrent headache and abdominal pain at least 3 times a month
  • child's physical examination normal
  • access to a telephone in the home
  • speak and write english
  • mild to moderate anxiety symptomology

Exclusion

  • child's pain due to trauma, systemic disease or disorder
  • child received any psychological treatment for this or similar disorder in the past 6 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00267618

Start Date

June 1 2004

End Date

April 1 2008

Last Update

June 16 2015

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IWK Health Centre

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K 6R8