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SMS SOS: Using SMS text messages to prevent self-harm

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Deliberate self-poisoning
Deliberate self-injury
Injuries and Accidents - Poisoning
Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents
Mental Health - Suicide
Registration Number
ACTRN12617000607370
Lead Sponsor
Prof Alison Jones
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
806
Inclusion Criteria

Individuals will be eligible for study inclusion if they present with DSH during the recruitment period, have access to a mobile phone for personal use and are aged 16 years and over. We will include individuals who present with either a first or subsequent episode of DSH.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who are incapable of or unwilling to give informed consent, those of no fixed address, those with insufficient English to read an SMS, and those without a mobile phone, will be excluded from the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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