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Socio-Educational Intervention for Rural Suicide Attempters
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Beijing Hui-Long-Guan Hospital, November 2008
First Received: December 15, 2008   No Changes Posted
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
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

MedlinePlus related topics: Suicide
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Randomized, Single Blind (Investigator), Active Control, Parallel Assignment
Official Title: A Randomized Control Trial of a Socio-Educational Intervention for Rural Suicide Attempters in Tianjin Municipality and Shandong Province of China

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
1: Experimental
brief education and 6 follow-up visits
Other: socio-educational intervention
brief mental health education and 6 follow-up visits
2: No Intervention
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: Beijing Hui Long Guan Hospital ( Xianyun Li )
Study ID Numbers: 2008-7
Study First Received: December 15, 2008
Last Updated: December 15, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00808873     History of Changes
Health Authority: China: Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by Beijing Hui-Long-Guan Hospital:
attempted suicide
socio-educational intervention
follow up study

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Suicide, Attempted
Suicide
Behavioral Symptoms
Self-Injurious Behavior

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Suicide, Attempted
Suicide
Behavioral Symptoms
Self-Injurious Behavior

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 07, 2009