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Effectiveness and Implementation of a Clinician Decision Support System to Prevent Suicidal Behaviors
Led by Massachusetts General Hospital · Updated on 2025-05-29
4000
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
52 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Researchers are studying a new approach to help predict and prevent suicide attempts in patients who come to an emergency department with mental health concerns. The study focuses on providing clinicians with a decision support tool that informs them about a patient's risk of attempting suicide. The goal is to see if sharing this risk information with clinicians can lead to fewer suicide attempts within six months, by influencing how clinicians make decisions about patient care. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. In the first group, clinicians will receive the Clinician Decision Support Tool, which gives them information about the patient's chance of attempting suicide in the next month. In the second group, clinicians will provide usual care without this tool. This study is designed to test the effectiveness of using such a tool in real clinical practice. During the study, researchers will monitor patients for suicide attempts over six months, with a special focus on attempts within the first month as a secondary measure. The study will involve about 4,000 patients aged 18 or older who visit emergency psychiatric services. Safety and outcomes will be tracked through follow-up assessments, and participation will include random assignment to study groups and monitoring of clinical decision-making and patient outcomes.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Effectiveness and Implementation of a Clinician Decision Support System to Prevent Suicidal Behaviors
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18 years or older
- Presentation to emergency psychiatry service
You will not qualify if you...
- Inability to understand study procedures and provide informed consent, such as those with gross cognitive impairment (including florid psychosis), intellectual disability, dementia, acute intoxication
- Presence of violent or extremely agitated behavior
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 6 months
Participants receive either usual care or care with a Clinician Decision Support Tool provided to their clinician to help prevent suicidal behaviors.
Visits as part of routine clinical care; specific visit schedule varies by participant
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
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Research Team
M
Matthew Nock, PhD
A
Amy Ahn, PhD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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