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Program to Promote Engagement in Care for the Prevention of Recidivism

Not Applicable
Conditions
Case Management
Suicide
Health Care Seeking Behavior
Interventions
Other: suicide attempt patient using PEPS Program
Registration Number
NCT04366466
Lead Sponsor
Januel
Brief Summary

In France, the number of emergency visits for suicide attempts is estimated at 220,000 per year. Suicide management aims to reduce suicide risk factors in order to improve the mental health of patients and prevent recurrences.

To day, no study has compared the approaches to health surveillance and case management in a clinical trial, nor established the benefit of each on commitment to care and beyond the prevention of suicidal recurrence.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
138
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ≥18.
  • Male and female.
  • Admission to CH St Denis for a suicide attempt.
  • Referral for outpatient follow-up.
  • Patient with no psychiatric follow-up or who has been out of follow-up for at least three months.
  • Patient having given their written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients not affiliated with social security or state medical aid.
  • Patients who do not have the required faculties to be evaluated (cognitive and delusional disorders).
  • Patients treated for more than 72 hours after their procedure (maximum length of stay in the UAS and/or in medical intensive care.
  • Patient currently under psychiatric care.
  • Patients who cannot be called back by telephone (no telephone, homeless, incarceration).
  • Patients who do not master the French language.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Suicide attempt patient who will participate to PEPS Programsuicide attempt patient using PEPS ProgramThe intervention group will test the program of Promotion of Commitment to Care for the Prevention of Suicidal Recidivism.
suicide attempt patient who will receive sanitory supervisionsuicide attempt patient using PEPS ProgramThe control group will establish the health monitoring
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical Global Impression (CGI)Day 0

rating scales are measures of symptom severity, treatment response and the efficacy of treatments in treatment studies of patients with mental disorders.

Montgomery-Asberg depression rating scaleDay 0

This scale is widely used to measure the changes brought about by the treatment of depression. It assesses the severity of symptoms in a wide variety of areas such as mood, sleep and appetite, physical and mental fatigue, and thoughts of suicide.

Suicide Intent ScaleDay 0

The Suicide Intent Scale (SIS) developed by A.T. BECK in 1974, is the only scale that focuses solely on the assessment of the suicide attempt that has just taken place.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluate the feasibility of the program1 year

percentage of subjects included in the intervention group who received all interventions); weighted by the percentage of acceptance to participate in the study

Evaluating the effectiveness of the P.E.P.S. program in preventing suicidal recidivism1 year

percentage of all suicidants who relapse during the 12-month study period.

Evaluate the level of possible generalization of the program1 year

percentage of all suicides of subjects likely to benefit from the program (subjects fulfilling the inclusion and non-inclusion criteria).

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