Brief Alcohol Intervention for Adolescents Who Have Attempted Suicide

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Suicide, Alcohol Drinking

In brief

The study will use a two group randomized controlled trial to compare a brief motivational interviewing (MI) intervention to TAU with 50 adolescents psychiatrically hospitalized for a suicide plan or attempt who have co-occurring alcohol use. Data will be collected via in-person interviews and self-administered questionnaires at baseline and 3 month follow-up assessments to explore outcome changes in negative alcohol expectancies, confidence in ability to handle situations where alcohol is present, likelihood of receiving alcohol treatment, frequency of alcohol use, and suicidal ideation, suicide planning, and suicide attempts for adolescents receiving the intervention relative to TAU.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02426957

Run by

Boston Children's Hospital

People needed

50

Starts

2014-10-01

Expected to finish

2018-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-07-24

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• current hospitalization for suicide plan or attempt,
• alcohol use in past month, indicated by selecting 1-6 on Question #1 of the Adolescent Drinking Questionnaire (ADQ) which is currently given to all patients to fill out upon admission to the inpatient psychiatric unit,
• age 13-17, and 4) ability to communicate in English.

You may not qualify if…

• developmental delay, autism spectrum disorder, or psychosis, per chart review.

Where it is running

• Boston Children's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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