Socio-Educational Intervention for Rural Suicide Attempters
A Randomized Control Trial of a Socio-Educational Intervention for Rural Suicide Attempters in Tianjin Municipality and Shandong Province of China
1 other identifier
interventional
450
1 country
1
Brief Summary
Compared to a treatment-as-usual group, providing brief mental health education to suicide attempters from rural parts of China at the time of their treatment in the emergency departments of general hospitals or local clinics and 6 home-visits (FOR those subjects WITH PHONES refuse home visits, THE INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED OVER THE PHONE) over the twelve months after the attempt demonstrate continuing concern about the attempters ('befriending'), strengthen their social support networks and improve their problem-solving skills will significantly reduce their hopelessness, the severity of depressive symptoms, and level of suicidal ideation.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Nov 2008
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2008
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 15, 2008
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 16, 2008
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2011
CompletedDecember 16, 2008
November 1, 2008
2.3 years
December 15, 2008
December 15, 2008
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
the severity of depressive symptoms
one year
Secondary Outcomes (1)
frequency and intensity of suicidal ideation
one year
Study Arms (2)
1
EXPERIMENTALbrief education and 6 follow-up visits
2
NO INTERVENTIONtreatment-as-usual
Interventions
brief mental health education and 6 follow-up visits
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- suicide attempters
- must be 18 years or older
- no-zero intent to die
You may not qualify if:
- with communication difficulties
- living outside of the research sites
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospitallead
- Suicide Prevention Internationalcollaborator
- Harvard Universitycollaborator
- University of Rochestercollaborator
- People's Hospital of Yuncheng Countycollaborator
- Bureau of Health of Ji Countycollaborator
Study Sites (1)
People's Hospital of Yuncheng County
Yuncheng County, Shandong, 274700, China
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Xianyun Li, Bachelor, Master of Medicine
Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 15, 2008
First Posted
December 16, 2008
Study Start
November 1, 2008
Primary Completion
February 1, 2011
Study Completion
March 1, 2011
Last Updated
December 16, 2008
Record last verified: 2008-11