Suicide Prevention Public Service Announcements (PSAs): A Randomized Controlled Trial in Young Adults

Not Applicable

• Conditions: suicide; Mental Health - Suicide; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000814178
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Melbourne

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-06-04
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

We will recruit 120 young people (aged 18-24) english speaking

Exclusion Criteria

If participants score above 31 on the Adult Suicidal Ideation questionnaire they will be excluded from further participantion in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Willingness to Intervene. The willingness to intervene will be assessed using the Willingness to intervene against suicide (WIS), a 22 item subscale that examines ones intention to<br>intervene and help one who might be experiencing suicidal thoughts and feelings. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from very unlikely” to Very Likely”.[It will be measured at Time 1 at baseline, previewing the PSA and Time 3, 4 weeks post viewing the PSA.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
A change in psychological distress as measured by the Kessler-10 scale (K10). Short screening scales to monitor population prevalences and trends in non-specific psychological distress. <br><br>The K10 is a ten item scale that asks about symptoms of psychological distress in the past four weeks <br><br><br><br> [Baseline and at 4 weeks post viewing of the CSA ];The Adult Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (ASIQ) is a 25 item scale that is designed to evaluate the presence and frequency of suicidal thoughts in an individual during the past month. [<br>Baseline and at 4 weeks post viewing of the CSA <br>]