Status:

COMPLETED

Brief Intervention for Suicide Risk Reduction in High Risk Adolescents

Lead Sponsor:

University of Pittsburgh

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Conditions:

Adolescent Behavior

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-17 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Adolescent suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in this age group. There are no validated treatments to decrease the risk of adolescent suicidal behavior, and there are especially no intervention...

Detailed Description

This 2-site R34 project developed a brief, flexible, manualized intervention with supporting phone app with the purpose of reducing the risk of suicidal behavior in adolescents with high suicidal idea...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Child participants will be adolescents (aged 12-17.11 years) admitted to an inpatient unit for a recent suicide attempt or significant suicidal ideation with a plan or intent. We define a suicide attempt, as per the Columbia Clinical Algorithm for Suicide Assessment (C-CASA), as "self-destructive behavior with inferred or stated intent to die."
  • Participants must be English-speaking.
  • Participants can have unipolar or bipolar disorder, conduct or oppositional disorder, eating disorder, or alcohol or substance use or abuse or dependence.

Exclusion

  • Child participants to be excluded will be those with current psychosis, mania, \<90% of ideal body weight, or IQ\<70 (based on the age-appropriate Wechsler Intelligence Scale if concerns about intellectual capabilities are evident at assessment), as these conditions may require more intensive interventions or limit comprehension of the intervention components.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

68 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02272179

Start Date

February 1 2014

End Date

November 1 2017

Last Update

December 20 2018

Active Locations (2)

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University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213

2

University of Texas Southwest

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390

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