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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) |
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Information provided by: | National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00623493 |
Objective:
The ultimate goal of this project is to enhance the capacity of non-mental health clinicians working in an Emergency Departments (ED) to recognize and initiate further evaluation of children and adolescents at risk for suicide.
Aim 1: To re-validate the Risk of Suicide Questionnaire (RSQ), a screening tool that assists non-psychiatric clinicians in rapidly detecting suicide risk in pediatric patients, in a pediatric ED mental health population in the Children's National Medical Center (CNMC) ED.
Aim 2: To determine the utility of a suicide screening tool, a revised version of the Risk of Suicide Questionnaire, to detect suicide risk in pediatric patients presenting to the CNMC ED for non-mental health reasons.
Study population:
The study population includes all patients admitted to the CNMC Emergency Department, ages 10 to 21, during the data collection weeks of the study period. Both patients admitted for mental health and non-mental health reasons will be included in the study.
Design:
This will be a prospective instrument development /validation study. During a designated study week, all mental health patients and a random subset of non-mental health patients admitted to the CNMC ED will be approached after their triage assessment. Following informed consent and assent, a 17-item suicide assessment tool created for this research project (RSQ-Revised), as well as a brief background questionnaire will be administered. These questions will be validated against a gold standard suicide assessment questionnaire, which will be administered to the subjects directly after the RSQ-Revised. The study aims to develop a brief suicide screening tool to be used at triage for all patients entering the ED.
Measures
Measures include the proposed 17-item screening questionnaire and a gold standard assessment of suicidal ideation in adolescents, the Suicide Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ).
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Adolescents Mental Disorder Diagnosed in Childhood Suicide Prevention |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Detecting Risk of Suicide in a Pediatric Emergency Department |
Estimated Enrollment: | 450 |
Study Start Date: | February 2008 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Objective:
The ultimate goal of this project is to enhance the capacity of non-mental health clinicians working in an Emergency Department (ED) to recognize and initiate further evaluation of children and adolescents at risk for suicide.
Aim 1: To re-validate the Risk of Suicide Questionnaire (RSQ), a screening tool that assists non-psychiatric clinicians in rapidly detecting suicide risk in pediatric patients, in a pediatric ED mental health population in the Children's National Medical Center (CNMC) ED.
Aim 2: To determine the utility of a suicide screening tool, a revised version of the Risk of Suicide Questionnaire, to detect suicide risk in pediatric patients presenting to the CNMC ED for non-mental health reasons.
Study population:
The study population includes all patients admitted to the CNMC Emergency Department, ages 10 to 21, during the data collection weeks of the study period. Both patients admitted for mental health and non-mental health reasons will be included in the study.
Design:
This will be a prospective instrument development/validation study. During a designated study week, all mental health patients and a random subset of non-mental health patients admitted to the CNMC ED will be approached after their triage assessment. Following informed consent and assent, a 17-item suicide assessment tool created for this research project (RSQ-Revised), as well as a brief background questionnaire will be administered. These questions will be validated against a gold standard suicide assessment questionnaire, which will be administered to the subjects directly after the RSQ-Revised. The study aims to develop a brief suicide screening tool to be used at triage for all patients entering the ED.
Measures
Measures include the proposed 17-item screening questionnaire and a gold standard assessment of suicidal ideation in adolescents, the Suicide Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ).
Ages Eligible for Study: | 10 Years to 21 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
Contact: Lisa M. Horowitz, Ph.D. | (301) 496-1338 | horowitzl@mail.nih.gov |
United States, District of Columbia | |
Childrens National Medical Center | Recruiting |
Washington, District of Columbia, United States | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Childrens Hospital, Boston | Recruiting |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115 | |
United States, Ohio | |
Nationwide Children's Hospital | Recruiting |
Columbus, Ohio, United States |
Study ID Numbers: | 999908070, 08-M-N070 |
Study First Received: | February 24, 2008 |
Last Updated: | August 24, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00623493 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Screening Suicide Emergency Department |
Children and Adolescents Suicide Risk Screening |
Mental Disorders Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood Suicide |
Emergencies Behavioral Symptoms Self-Injurious Behavior |
Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes Mental Disorders Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood |
Suicide Emergencies Behavioral Symptoms Self-Injurious Behavior |