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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1
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
2
University of Texas Southwest
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390