Validation of the French Version of Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) in Adolescents Managed in Pediatric Emergency Unit

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Suicidal Ideation
• Interventions: Behavioral: Suicide screening

• Registration Number: NCT02900989
• Lead Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion

Brief Summary

The ASQ-Fr study aims at validating the French version of Ask Suicide-Screening Questions composed of 5 items in adolescents managed in pediatric emergency department. Therefore, use of this brief valid screening instrument could assess the risk for suicide in pediatric patients and then improve the prevention of suicidal tendencies in this population.

Detailed Description

ASQ-Fr is a prospective, cross-sectional instrument-validation study evaluated 5 candidate screening questions assessing suicide risk in adolescents between 10 and 18 years of age managed in two urban, pediatric emergency departments associated with tertiary care hospitals.

ASQ-Fr questionnaire is conducted by a psychologist before or after the French version of the SIQ/SIQ Junior (Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire), depending on the randomisation in the unit. SIQ is composed of 30 items and valid for adolescents aged 15 years or more. SIQ Junior is composed of 15 items and valid for children up to 14 years old.

Questionnaires are followed by an interview in adolescents and parents separately by the psychologist to evaluate perceptions, feasibility and acceptability of questionnaires.

It is planned a convenience sample of 200 patients aged 10 to 18 years who presented with either medical or surgical chief concerns to the emergency department.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-07
• Study First Submitted: 2016-09-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-09-09
• Study First Posted: 2016-09-15
• Primary Completion: 2017-01
• Study Completion: 2017-01
• Status Verified: 2017-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-07-06
• Last Update Posted: 2017-07-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• patient with informed consent of adolescents and at least one of parents or a guardian
• patient with social protection cover
• in adequation with emergency management

Exclusion Criteria

• patients with mental disorder
• minor without parent/gardian at the emergency unit

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
ASQ-Fr	Suicide screening	Adolescents undergo the ASQ-Fr questionnaire composed of 5 items.
SIQ-Fr	Suicide screening	Adolescents undergo the SIQ-Fr questionnaire composed of 30 items if \>=15 yo and the SIQ-Fr Junior composed of 15 items if \<15 yo

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of adolescents detected at suicide risk by the French version of Ask Suicide-Screening Questions and by the SIQ or SIQ Junior	6 months	Adolescents are interviewed by the psychologist who administer SIQ/SIQ Junior questionnaire then ASQ or the opposite according to the randomisation process

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Type and proportion of answers about perceptions by adolescent of the questionnaires	6 months	Questionnaires are followed by an interview in adolescents and parents separately by the psychologist
Type and proportion of answers about perceptions by parents of a questionnaire on suicidal ideation conducted in their child	6 months	Questionnaires are followed by an interview in adolescents and parents separately by the psychologist

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion; 🇫🇷 Saint Pierre, France