Improving Care Provided to Patients Treated in a Level 1 Trauma Center Post-suicide Attempt

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Suicidal Ideas

In brief

The aim of the study is to refine, elaborate, and pilot a brief intervention for adult patients following a suicide attempt provided during hospitalization in an acute medical setting. 40 participants will be randomized to receive the brief intervention + care as usual or only care as usual. It is hypothesized that the intervention will be acceptable and feasible to both patients and intervention clinicians.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01355848

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

40

Starts

2011-05-01

Expected to finish

2012-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-03-10

Who can join

Age: 15 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• at least 15 years of age
• Inpatient on medical/surgical unit
• Admitted following a suicide attempt
• Sufficient English to benefit from psychotherapy in English
• Consents to be a research participant

You may not qualify if…

• Lack of sufficient English to participate in psychotherapy in English
• Prisoner/inmate at time of admission
• Too cognitively impaired, delirious, or psychotic to respond to psychotherapeutic intervention before end of stay on medical/surgical unit. Determination of cognitive impairment, delirium, agitation, and psychosis will be determined through the referral phone call between the PI and the referring care provider, as well as the PI's own clinical assessment of the patient at the outset of the brief intervention.

Where it is running

• Harborview Medical Center — Seattle, Washington, United States

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