Evaluation of a Brief, Scalable Module to Mitigate Suicidal Ideation Among Youth
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Suicidal Ideation
- Sponsor
- Florida International University
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire- Burdensomenes Scale- Self-report
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
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.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire- Burdensomenes Scale- Self-report
Time Frame: 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 Outcomes
- Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire- Burdensomenes Scale- Parent report(post-intervention (within one week of completing the assigned intervention))
- Sentence Completion Task- Liability Index(post-intervention (within one week of completing the assigned intervention))
- Sentence Completion Task- Social Contribution Index(post-intervention (within one week of completing the assigned intervention))