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Wearable Suicidal Early Warning System for Adolescents

Recruiting
Conditions
Adolescent Behavior
Suicide
Registration Number
NCT03030924
Lead Sponsor
Oregon Health and Science University
Brief Summary

This study is prospectively enrolling a cohort of adolescent patients who present to the Emergency Department and an inpatient psychiatric adolescent unit with acute suicidality.

Detailed Description

This study is prospectively enrolling a cohort of adolescent patients who present to the Emergency Department with acute suicidality or are admitted to an inpatient psychiatric adolescent unit. The plan is to monitor basic physiologic parameters to assess for trends associated with suicidality noninvasively in an objective manner beyond subjective questionnaires currently available. Upon discharge they will be sent home with a noninvasive monitor to track physiologic parameters.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
250
Inclusion Criteria
  • acute suicidality
  • consenting individual present in the emergency department
Exclusion Criteria
  • medical admission for an ingestion or other reason

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Heart Rate Variability1 week
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
GenderAt enrollment
Ageat enrollment

in Years

Columbia Suicide Severity Score1 week

Numerical based on severity

PHQ-9 Depression Scale1 week

Numerical based on severity

Motion1 week

As detected by an accelerometer in Hz

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

OHSU

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Portland, Oregon, United States

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