Peer Mentorship to Reduce Suicide Attempts Among High-Risk Adults
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Suicidal Ideation
In brief
This is a single-blind, randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a peer mentorship intervention (PREVAIL) for reducing suicide risk compared to enhanced usual care among participants (N=455) at high-risk for suicide recruited from inpatient psychiatric units.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03373916
- Run by
- University of Michigan
- People needed
- 455
- Starts
- 2018-06-22
- Expected to finish
- 2023-09-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-04-30
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- are age 18 years or older,
- are currently admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit and have medical record documentation of suicidal ideation or suicide attempt at the time of admission,
- have a Beck Suicide Scale score of 5 or higher for the 1-week period prior to admission,
- are fluent in English,
- are able to be reached reliably by telephone.
You may not qualify if…
- substantially cognitively impaired (according to the Mini-Cog),
- unable to provide informed consent for any reason (including incompetency),
- determined by the patient's attending psychiatrist that peer mentorship is not appropriate due to unstable psychosis, cognitive disorder, or severe personality disorder,
- already receiving or intending to receive peer mentorship (i.e., sponsor from Alcoholics Anonymous) or group-based peer support on a biweekly or more frequent basis,
- residing more than 50 miles from any peer mentor,
- planning to be discharged to another inpatient or residential facility, or
- receiving electroconvulsive therapy
Where it is running
- University of Michigan Inpatient Psychiatry Unit — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
- Henry Ford Kingswood Hospital — Ferndale, Michigan, United States
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital — Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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