Evaluation of Interventions to Prevent Suicide of Medical Students Through the School-Based Social Support System

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Healthy
• Interventions: Behavioral: school-based social support system

• Registration Number: NCT00370448
• Lead Sponsor: Anhui Medical University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether school-based social support systems are effective in preventing suicide in medical students.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2006-08-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-08-30
• Study First Posted: 2006-08-31
• Study Start: 2007-09
• Study Completion: 2008-10
• Status Verified: 2008-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-11-13
• Last Update Posted: 2008-11-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12000

Inclusion Criteria

• Medical university students Grades 1 through 2

Exclusion Criteria

• Psychopath

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	school-based social support system	Training gatekeeper recruited from students and tutors and counselors
2	school-based social support system	-
3	school-based social support system	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rate of suicide ideation	half of one year and one year after intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rate of suicide attempt	half of one year and one year after intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Wannan Medical College; 🇨🇳 Wuhu, Anhui, China