Does an integrated needs assessment (INA) identify the health social and educational needs of young people with complex disabilities and facilitate better health outcomes and social adjustment at the time of transition to adulthood?

ISRCTN	ISRCTN26760765
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN26760765
Protocol serial number	N0436176307
Sponsor	Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Funders	Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (UK), NHS R&D Support Funding

Submission date: 29/09/2006
Registration date: 29/09/2006
Last edited: 02/06/2017

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Other

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Shiela Puri
Scientific

Child Development Centre
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
United Kingdom

Email	sheila.puri@leedsth.nhs.uk

Study information

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study type	Participant information sheet
Scientific title	Does an integrated needs assessment (INA) identify the health social and educational needs of young people with complex disabilities and facilitate better health outcomes and social adjustment at the time of transition to adulthood?
Study objectives	To determine whether an integrated needs assessment is an appropriate tool in young people with complex disabilities that will: 1. Identify health and social needs met and unmet 2. Facilitate a smooth transition between children and adult services 3. Assist young people and their families to maximise their opportunities for social integration education employment and access to health care following transition into adult services
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Social and educational needs of young people with complex disabilities
Intervention	Integrated needs assessment vs no integrated needs assessment
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	The end point for participants will be one year after the initial recruitment after completion of validated outcome questionnaires. The outcomes that will be measured are the health status of the young person the well being and stress level for the young person and their families. This will be done using the following validated questionnaires: 1. Euroqol part 1 2. London Handicap Scale 3. Nottingham Health Profile 4. Bartell Scale 5. Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale 6. Beck's hopelessness scale 7. Adult well being scale (Department of Health, UK)
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	01/02/2008

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Child
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	84
Key inclusion criteria	The population group will be from Leeds. We intend to recruit 84 young people and their families for the study. There will be equal numbers in the intervention group and the control group. Educational authorities in Leeds, Education Leeds, keep a record of all young people with complex needs and that are potential school leavers (approx 150 per year). The participants will be drawn up from these lists. Permission will be taken from Education Leeds and we will comply with the data protection act to contact these families. In majority of the cases families would have agreed to share information with school health services as good practice states that all children with special needs should have joint care planning.
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	01/02/2006
Date of final enrolment	01/02/2008

Locations

Countries of recruitment

United Kingdom
England

Study participating centre

Child Development Centre

Leeds
LS9 7TF
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Participant information sheet	Participant information sheet	11/11/2025	11/11/2025	No	Yes

Editorial Notes

02/06/2017: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator