Randomized Controlled and Prospective Trial of a Cohort of People Who Made a Suicide Attempt
- Conditions
- Suicide, Attempted
- Interventions
- Other: Usual treatment and Prevention programOther: Usual Treatment
- Registration Number
- NCT01176929
- Lead Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
- Brief Summary
The prevention of recurrent suicidal about people who have made a suicide attempt is a major strand in the prevention of suicide. It is estimated that 10-15 % of people who made a suicide attempt die by suicide. Recidivism rate of suicide increases even faster than the subject is close to the index suicide attempt. A one month recurrence rate is 5 %, 12-25 % at one year. Most people who made a suicide attempt receive ambulatory monitoring. On this population, there is a low adherence to care.
The main objective of the study is to test the effectiveness of a prevention program of recurrent suicidal acts for people who made a suicide attempt.
The secondary objectives of this study are the assessment of adherence to care; the identification of sub - populations benefiting most from this program; the evaluation of the possible generalization level of the program (eligibles persons rate) and its feasibility level.
- Detailed Description
This is a randomized, controlled and prospective trial comparing an experimental group (usual treatment + interventions) to a control group (usual treatment only). All participants are evaluated after one year of monitoring. The search duration is 2 years (one inclusion year and one year of follow-up). It is planned to include 330 patients, 165 patients in each group.
The program (experimental group) includes three interventions:
* A series of three telephone calls ( the second week , one month and three months after discharge from hospital )
* A systematic telephone contact with the referring physician
* A telephone helpline for people who made a suicide attempt and referring physicians.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 320
- Adults ≥ 18 years.
- Patients admitted to the emergency department for a suicide attempt.
- Patients referred to outpatient care.
- Patients who have given their written consent.
- Patients not affiliated to social security.
- Patients do not have the faculties needed to be evaluated (cognitive or delusional disorder).
- Patients hospitalized for longer than 72 hours.
- Patients can not be recalled by phone (no phone, homeless, incarcerated)
- Patients who do not speak French.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Interventional group Usual treatment and Prevention program Usual treatment + prevention program of recurrent suicidal acts Control group Usual Treatment Usual treatment
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method suicidal act frequency 12 months The primary endpoint is the occurrence of a suicidal act (occurrence or not). The suicidal act includes suicide and suicide attempt.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method suicide attempts frequency 12 months Number of occurrence of suicide attempts.
Adherence to health care 12 months Adherence to health care:
Defined by:
* The Initialization of outpatient care proposed by the suicidology's team at the initial interview or during telephone contacts.
* The number of consultations within 3 months after the first appointment with the referring doctor.Number of eligibles persons 12 months Number of eligibles persons:
Number of people (among all people admitted to the emergency department fo a suicide attempt) meeting the criteria of selection.Number of participants responding to telephone calls 12 months Number of participants responding to telephone calls:
We consider the failure to call after three unsuccessful telephone calls to three different days.Number of people lost sight of 12 months Number of people lost sight of:
A person is considered lost sight if no information can be obtained after contact with the person himself, a third (nearest designated), a doctor (general practitioner and / or psychiatrist) and the nearest emergency department.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris : BICETRE Hospital
🇫🇷Le Kremlin Bicetre, France