Pilot Study of Health System/Community Partnership for Enhanced Outreach to Prevent Suicide Attempts
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMassachusetts General Hospital
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to test an enhanced outreach intervention (EOI) delivered by Samaritans of Boston (a community organization that provides support during mental health crises) for people after they leave an emergency department (ED) visit for suicidal thoughts. The main questions the trial aims to answer are:
* Is the EOI feasible and acceptable? * Can the EOI be delivered with fidelity by Samaritans staff?
Participants will:
* Receive outreach (by call or text) once per week for 12 weeks after ED visit. During these conversations, Samaritans staff will ask participants questions about their suicidal thoughts and behaviors, develop and review a list of coping skills to use if they have suicidal thoughts, and discuss plans for receiving mental health care. * Receive caring messages from Samaritans staff at least once per week. * Be asked to complete monthly self-report questionnaires, and participate in a phone interview with study staff at the end of the study.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Currently a patient being treated and evaluated by psychiatry service in an MGB ED
Participants enrolled in another study (NCT05671133; PI Nock) conducted by the research team who fall into the top 50% of risk based on the suicide risk prediction algorithm used in that study
Able to read English
Ownership of a smartphone (iOS or Android) and consistent access to their smartphone following discharge from the current treatment unit or program; ability to be reliably contacted
Disqualifiers
Any factor that impairs an individual's ability to comprehend and effectively participate in informed consent, including the presence of gross cognitive impairment due to florid psychosis, intellectual disability, dementia, or acute intoxication
Presence of extremely agitated or violent behavior at the time of consent or enrollment
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Enhanced Outreach Intervention (EOI) plus Care as Usual
Treatment groups
20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Massachusetts General Hospital
Lead sponsor
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Collaborator
Samaritans of Boston
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov