Socio-Educational Intervention for Rural Suicide Attempters

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.

Verified November 2008 by Beijing Hui-Long-Guan Hospital. Recruitment status was Recruiting

First Received on December 15, 2008. No Changes Posted

Sponsor:	Beijing Hui-Long-Guan Hospital
Collaborators:	Suicide Prevention International Harvard University University of Rochester People's Hospital of Yuncheng County Bureau of Health of Ji County
Information provided by:	Beijing Hui-Long-Guan Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00808873

Purpose

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.

Condition	Intervention
Suicide, Attempted	Other: socio-educational intervention

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Investigator)
Official Title:	A Randomized Control Trial of a Socio-Educational Intervention for Rural Suicide Attempters in Tianjin Municipality and Shandong Province of China

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Suicide

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Beijing Hui-Long-Guan Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:

the severity of depressive symptoms [ Time Frame: one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

frequency and intensity of suicidal ideation [ Time Frame: one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	450
Study Start Date:	November 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date:	March 2011
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	February 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1 brief education and 6 follow-up visits	Other: socio-educational intervention brief mental health education and 6 follow-up visits Other Name: psychosocial intervention on suicide prevention
No Intervention: 2 treatment-as-usual

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

suicide attempters
must be 18 years or older
no-zero intent to die

Exclusion Criteria:

with communication difficulties
living outside of the research sites

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00808873

Contacts

Contact: Xianyun Li, Bachelor, Master of Medicine	86-10-82951464	xianyunl@public3.bta.net.cn
Contact: Michael Roberts Phillips, Doctor of Medicine	86-10-62712471	phillipschina@yahoo.com

Locations

China, Shandong Province
People's Hospital of Yuncheng County	Recruiting
Yuncheng County, Shandong Province, China, 274700
Contact: Kongjing Cao, Bachelor 86-530-6381101 caokongjing505@sina.com
Contact: Xueli Zhang 86-530-6192855

Sponsors and Collaborators

Beijing Hui-Long-Guan Hospital

Suicide Prevention International

Harvard University

University of Rochester

People's Hospital of Yuncheng County

Bureau of Health of Ji County

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Xianyun Li, Bachelor, Master of Medicine

Beijing Hui-Long-Guan Hospital

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Xianyun Li, Beijing Hui Long Guan Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00808873 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	2008-7
Study First Received:	December 15, 2008
Last Updated:	December 15, 2008
Health Authority:	China: Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by Beijing Hui-Long-Guan Hospital:

attempted suicide
socio-educational intervention
follow up study

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Suicide
Suicide, Attempted
Self-Injurious Behavior
Behavioral Symptoms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 09, 2012