Evaluation of a Brief, Scalable Module to Mitigate Suicidal Ideation Among Youth
- Conditions
- Suicidal Ideation
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Safety PlanningBehavioral: Give to Others Module
- Registration Number
- NCT06586645
- Lead Sponsor
- Florida International University
- Brief Summary
This project is designed to test a brief therapy to reduce suicidal ideation among a diverse sample of youths ages 12 to 17 who experience anxiety or depression. The goal of the study is to conduct a clinical trial testing whether this therapy reduces suicidal ideation and related beliefs that one is a burden on others. This project will contribute to the field by potentially showing evidence supportive of a brief strategy to reduce suicidal ideation in a way that can be readily understood and used by mental health providers in the community.
- Detailed Description
This project tests the ability of a brief therapy module to engage youth perceived burdensomeness (PB) in a rigorous randomized controlled trial (RCT) of the intervention, the \"Give to Others (GO)\" module. The investigators will target PB among 60 ethnically/racially diverse clinic-referred youths (ages 12-17) who experience subacute suicide ideation SI (i.e., positive suicide risk screen; stable safety status). Youths will be recruited from the clinical and community settings and will be randomized to one of the following 2 arms: an assessment and suicide risk management condition (Safety Planning control arm); and a Safety Planning plus GO module condition. The investigators hypothesize that youths receiving the GO module will have lower levels of PB at post-treatment compared with youths who receive the control arm. The investigators also hypothesize that youths receiving the GO module will have lower levels of PB at post-treatment compared to pre-treatment levels.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Safety Planning and "Give to Others" Module Safety Planning A standard suicide risk assessment and management protocol followed by the "Give to Others" Module which is a brief cognitive behavioral intervention. Safety Planning and "Give to Others" Module Give to Others Module A standard suicide risk assessment and management protocol followed by the "Give to Others" Module which is a brief cognitive behavioral intervention. Safety Planning Safety Planning A standard suicide risk assessment and management protocol.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire- Burdensomenes Scale- Self-report post-intervention (within one week of completing the assigned intervention) 5-item youth self-ratings on perceived burdensomeness over the past week. Each item is scored 1-7 (1 = not at all true for me; 7 = very true for me), yielding a total between 5 and 35. Higher scores indicate higher levels of perceived burdensomeness (worse outcome).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire- Burdensomenes Scale- Parent report post-intervention (within one week of completing the assigned intervention) 5-item parent ratings on youth perceived burdensomeness over the past week. Each item is scored 1-7 (1 = not at all true for me; 7 = very true for me), yielding a total between 5 and 35. Higher scores indicate higher levels of perceived burdensomeness (worse outcome).
Sentence Completion Task- Liability Index post-intervention (within one week of completing the assigned intervention) 28-item youth completed task assessing burden-related interpretation bias. Participants read 28 sentences indicative of posing a liability on others and select negatively- or positively-valenced words to complete each sentence. Each item is scored 0 or 1, yielding a total score between 0 and 28. Higher scores indicate higher levels of burden interpretation bias (worse outcome).
Sentence Completion Task- Social Contribution Index post-intervention (within one week of completing the assigned intervention) 14-item youth completed task assessing contribution-related interpretation bias. Participants read 14 sentences indicative of contributing to others and select negatively- or positively-valenced words to complete each sentence. Each item is scored 0 or 1, yielding a total score between 0 and 14. Higher scores indicate higher levels of contribution interpretation bias (better outcome).
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
FIU Center for Children and Families
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States