Safety Planning Intervention Telehealth Service Model in Emergency Departments

Enrolling by invitation · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Suicide, Suicidal Ideation

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of a suicide prevention strategy delivered via telehealth in Emergency Departments. We will compare implementation of the Safety Planning Intervention plus follow-up calls (SPI+) delivered by Emergency Department (ED) staff to SPI+ delivered via ED referral to an off-site Suicide Prevention Consultation Center (SPCC).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05307432

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

2814

Starts

2022-05-01

Expected to finish

2027-01-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ED visit at one of our participating sites for a suicide-related event or determined to be at risk for suicide per the Electronic Health Record (EHR) and ED clinical staff
• 18 years of age or older
• Not admitted to an inpatient hospital following the index ED visit as documented in the EHR

You may not qualify if…

• Inpatient admission following the index ED visit per the EHR
• Aim 2:
• Inclusion Criteria:
• ED clinician or leader at one of our participating sites, or ED patient who was referred to the SPCC
• 18 years of age or older
• Able to communicate in English
• Willing to give informed consent
• Exclusion Criteria:
• Patients who are at imminent risk of suicide or acutely psychotic at the time of the interview, requiring emergency services and/or precluding ability to provide informed consent
• Patients without a phone for contact

Where it is running

• University of Pennsylvania Health System — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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