Development and Preliminary Testing of a "Papageno"-Story Interview Intervention- Aim 3

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Suicide Prevention

• Registration Number: NCT06842667
• Lead Sponsor: University of Michigan

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a short "Papageno story" video of a compilation of interviews on proximal risk factors for suicide. The researchers believe that the intervention may increase protective factors related to suicide.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2025-02-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-02-18
• Study First Posted: 2025-02-24
• Status Verified: 2025-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-05-08
• Last Update Posted: 2025-05-11
• Study Start: 2025-07
• Primary Completion: 2025-10
• Study Completion: 2025-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

• People who are part of an existing cohort within DesignXM
• They will also answer yes to the question: "In the past 1 year, have you wished you were dead or wished you could go to sleep and not wake up?"

Exclusion Criteria

• No exclusions if all inclusion criteria is met

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Suicidal ideation	Immediately before and after watching the video and at 3 months	Assessed with the Abbreviated Reasons For Living- Young Adult Abbreviated (RFL-YA-II) which consists of 24 questions rated on a scale of 1-6. Higher scores indicate greater importance.
Hopelessness	Immediately before and after watching the video and at 3 months	Assessed with the Beck Hopelessness Scale-4 (BHS-4). The BHS-4 assesses participants' sense of hopelessness, including perceptions of whether their personal actions can improve future outcomes. Participants rate 4 items using a 4 point Likert scale (e.g. "My future seems dark to me"). Each question is coded 0 for positive expectations and 1 for negative expectations.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Participant perceived agency	Immediately before and after watching the video and at 3 months	As measured by the Perceived Control Scale which is a single-item measure of participant perceived control. Participants will rate agreement with the statement, "right now, I feel like things are out of my control" from 0-10 ("not at all" to "a lot").
Participant perception that help is available	Immediately before and after watching the video and at 3 months	To evaluate participant perception that help is available, participants will rate agreement with the statement, "right now, I feel like I could reach out to someone for help with my emotional distress" from 0-10 ("not at all' to "a lot")

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Michigan; 🇺🇸 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States