Brief Intervention for Suicide Risk Reduction in High Risk Adolescents
Completed · Phase 1
Conditions studied: Adolescent Behavior
In brief
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 interventions to target the highest risk period for adolescent suicide and suicidal behavior, namely during the time of transition from inpatient to outpatient care. This purpose of this project was to develop a novel, brief intervention that can be delivered on an inpatient unit prior to the transition to outpatient care, and augment known factors to protect adolescents from suicidal behavior, and extend the impact of treatment by liaison with the outpatient therapist and the development of a personalized safety plan phone application. This treatment, ASAP, focuses on augmenting adherence to the components of ASAP and outpatient aftercare, development of a personalized Safety Plan, and Affect Protection, through helping the teen and family promote a positive mood, tolerate distress, engage in healthy emotion regulation and access social support.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02272179
- Run by
- University of Pittsburgh
- People needed
- 68
- Starts
- 2014-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2017-11-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-12-20
Who can join
Age: 12 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 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.
You may not qualify if…
- 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.
Where it is running
- University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- University of Texas Southwest — Dallas, Texas, United States
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