Participatory Research for Suicide Prevention in Autism

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Autism; Suicide Prevention
• Interventions: Behavioral: Forming Love around Autistic People to Prevent Suicide

• Registration Number: NCT06552871
• Lead Sponsor: University of Utah

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to pilot test a new educational intervention for organization members focused on suicide prevention for autistic people. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does participating in the intervention increase participants' knowledge, skills, and actions to support suicide prevention for autistic people?

* What feedback do participants have to help improve the intervention?

Participants will:

* engage in a four-part virtual educational intervention

* answer questions via online survey before, after, and 3-months after the intervention

* participate in an optional interview to provide feedback

Detailed Description

This study will pilot test a new four-part virtual educational intervention called Forming Love around Autistic People to Prevent Suicide (FLAPS).

Participants will be active members of an organization (e.g., paid employee, volunteer, stakeholder) whose work impacts autistic people. They will participate in four virtual educational sessions led by trained facilitators.

The educational intervention will provide current research evidence and community-informed information about suicide risk and prevention, and engage participants in active discussions to expand their knowledge and skills as well as to promote action planning to support suicide prevention for autistic people in their community.

Participants will provide demographic and descriptive information and complete the Steps Toward Prevention (Autism Community Suicide Prevention) measure at three time-points (Pre-intervention, post-intervention \[approximately 2 months after baseline\], and 3-months after intervention). The Steps Toward Prevention (Autism Community Suicide Prevention) measure will assess participants' knowledge, skills, and actions to support suicide prevention for autistic people. They will also be provided an option to complete a short interview to provide feedback about the FLAPS intervention.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-08
• Study Start: 2024-08
• Study First Submitted: 2024-08-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-08-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-08-09
• Study First Posted: 2024-08-14
• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-14
• Primary Completion: 2025-02
• Study Completion: 2025-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Active member of an organization whose work impacts autistic people
• Age 18+
• Fluent English language to participate in virtual educational intervention

Exclusion Criteria

• No access to an internet-connected device
• Unable to participate in a virtual educational intervention

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
FLAPS intervention	Forming Love around Autistic People to Prevent Suicide	Participants receiving FLAPS intervention

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Steps Toward Prevention (Autism Community Suicide Prevention)	Pre-intervention, post-intervention (approximately 2 months after baseline), and 3-months after intervention	Self-report measure of knowledge, skills, and actions to support suicide prevention for autistic people

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Qualitative Interview	Post-intervention (approximately 2 months after baseline)	Optional open-ended feedback interview

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Utah; 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States