Intensive Crisis Intervention
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age12-17
SponsorJennifer Hughes
About this trial
The study's purpose is to improve the clinical management of severe crises experienced by youth with psychiatric disorders by examining a brief, evidence-based alternative to inpatient psychiatric care.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Youth between the ages of 12 years 0 months and 17 years 6 months at time of consent
Present to the Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH) Psychiatric Crisis Department (PCD) or NCH Psychiatry Consult Liaison (CL) Service with suicidal ideation and/or behavior as the primary referral
Be eligible for admission to both YCSU and APIU based on PCD or CL clinician's clinical judgement
Patient and legal guardian must be willing to be admitted to either YCSU or APIU
Disqualifiers
Participants who are unable to understand study procedures (e.g., intellectual disability, actively psychotic)
Inability to speak or read English adequately to understand and complete study consent and procedures
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Intensive Crisis Intervention (ICI)
- Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Unit (APIU)
Treatment groups
213 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Jennifer Hughes
Lead sponsor
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Sponsor institution
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborator
Ohio State University
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov