Suicide Prevention in Chinese Older Adults

NCT02096432 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 13110601R34MH100443
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 54
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This project aims to develop and refine a suicide intervention protocol, and pilot test a culturally tailored randomized control trial to reduce suicidal thoughts among U.S. Chinese older adults. During the first phase of the study, the investigators plan to invite the community advisory board and key stakeholders to participate in the iterative design and refinement of the study protocol. During the second phase of the project and after the initial screening and based on a specific set of inclusion criteria, the investigators will invite U.S. Chinese older adult to participate in a pilot randomized control trial of a culturally adapted intervention to reduce the frequency and intensity of suicidal thoughts in Chinese older adults. During the third phase of the project, the investigators plan to invite pilot intervention participants as well as key stakeholders and health care professionals on the cultural acceptability of the pilot intervention. Through the achievement of these objectives, the investigators will set the foundation to fully test a culturally adapted in-home intervention, which may be particularly suitable for Chinese older adults with suicidal thoughts as it addresses cultural-specific barriers and integrates care management within existing community services agencies using non-mental health professionals, including community health workers.

Conditions

Suicidal Ideation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

  Outcome measure will be measured in 10 weeks' time

Study Arms (2)

Behavioral: Behavioral Activation

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral Activation includes the following components: empowering education, referral to treatment, care Management, and behavior activation

Behavioral: Behavior Activation

Usual Community Care

OTHER

Community standard care as usual

Behavioral: Usual Community Care

Interventions

Behavior Activation BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Activation includes the following components: empowering education, referral to treatment, care Management, and behavior activation

Behavioral: Behavioral Activation

Usual Community Care BEHAVIORAL

Community standard care as usual

Usual Community Care

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 50 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Self-identified as Chinese
• \>50 years of age
• Suicidal thoughts within the last month as detected from the Item 9 in PHQ-9
• No plans to move for 6 months
• No significant cognitive impairment with Chinese Mini-Mental State Examination (C-MMSE) score \>20

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Rush University Medical Center: lead
• Northwestern University: collaborator
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Chinese community

Chicago, Illinois, 60616, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Suicidal Ideation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Suicide; Self-Injurious Behavior; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• XinQi Dong, MD, MPH

  Rush University Medical Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Melissa A. Simon, MD, MPH

  Northwestern University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 19, 2014
• First Posted: March 26, 2014
• Study Start: October 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2018
• Study Completion: November 1, 2018
• Last Updated: December 21, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-12

Locations

US (1)