Evaluation of a School-Based Training Program for Suicide Prevention - Tabular View

Tracking Information

First Received Date ^ICMJE

July 6, 2005

Last Updated Date

April 10, 2009

Start Date ^ICMJE

March 2004

Primary Completion Date

December 2006 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Rates of referrals for students identified as suicidal risks
school staff knowledge and attitudes
outcomes of mental health evaluations for accurate detection of suicidal risk

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Same as current

Change History

Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00118443 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site

Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^ICMJE

Evaluation of a School-Based Training Program for Suicide Prevention

Official Title ^ICMJE

RCT of Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention

Brief Summary

This study will determine whether a training program designed to help school staff members identify adolescents at risk for suicide will increase the number of students who are referred to mental health services.

Detailed Description

The rate of suicide among adolescents has significantly increased in recent years. Psychiatric disorders are often associated with increased suicide risk; therefore, the ability to identify adolescents with signs of depression and other psychiatric conditions is clear. This study will determine the effectiveness of a suicide prevention training program called Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) in increasing the number of potentially suicidal adolescents who are referred to mental health services. The training is designed to help school staff recognize signs that a student may be suicidal, provide tips on how to question students about any suicidal thoughts they may have, and provide techniques to persuade students to seek suicide prevention help.

School staff will be randomly assigned to either receive QPR training for 2 years starting immediately or be placed on a waiting list for later training. The rates of referral to the school district's prevention/intervention centers will be used to assess the effectiveness of QPR training. In addition, the impact of QPR training on school staff members' knowledge and attitudes about intervening with at-risk students will be assessed through surveys at four time points over the 2-year study duration with a randomly selected portion of staff in the 32 participating schools. Surveys completed by randomly selected 8th and 10th grade students will also be used to determine whether the intervention is effective in reducing suicidal thoughts or attempts.

Study hypothesis: More students in schools that have Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR)-trained staff will be referred for a mental health evaluation than in schools without QPR-trained staff.

Study Phase

Phase II, Phase III

Study Type ^ICMJE

Interventional

Study Design ^ICMJE

Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study

Condition ^ICMJE

Suicide

Intervention ^ICMJE

Behavioral: Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) training

Study Arms / Comparison Groups

Publications *

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^ICMJE

Completed

Estimated Enrollment ^ICMJE

50000

Completion Date

December 2006

Primary Completion Date

December 2006 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria for School Staff Members:

Currently working as a staff member in Cobb County school district

Inclusion Criteria for Students:

Parent or guardian willing to provide informed consent

Gender

Both

Ages

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Contacts ^ICMJE

Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects

Location Countries ^ICMJE

United States

Administrative Information

NCT ID ^ICMJE

NCT00118443

Responsible Party

Peter Wyman, PhD, University of Rochester Medical Center

Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE

R34 MH071189, DSIR 82-SEDR

Study Sponsor ^ICMJE

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Collaborators ^ICMJE

Investigators ^ICMJE

Principal Investigator:

Peter Wyman, PhD

University of Rochester

Information Provided By

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Verification Date

April 2009

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