Study of the Links Between Suicidal Intentionality and Acute Alcoholism

Completed

• Conditions: Suicide, Attempted
• Interventions: Other: questionnaire

• Registration Number: NCT03230448
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Toulouse

Brief Summary

There is a strong link between the alcohol consumption and the suicidal risk. Indeed there is an increase of the risk of suicide in case of chronic or acute alcohol consumption. However why the alcohol consumption increase the suicidal risk is unknown.

The hypothesis of this study is that the alcohol consumption induced disinhibition and facilitates the suicide attempt without premeditation

Detailed Description

People hospitalized after a suicide attempt will answer to two questionnaires about the suicide intentionality and the acute alcohol consumption.

There is 2 arms:

people doing suicide attempt and with positive level of alcohol (up to 0.1g.L) people doing suicide attempt and with negative level of alcohol

110 patients will be included in this study so 55 in each arm.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-05-29
• Study First Submitted: 2017-07-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-07-24
• Study First Posted: 2017-07-26
• Primary Completion: 2017-07-31
• Study Completion: 2017-07-31
• Status Verified: 2017-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 2017-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 110

Inclusion Criteria

• patient hospitalized in emergency department for a suicide attempt by voluntary drug intoxication
• speaking and understanding french

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient who has used other psychoactive substances (attested by toxicological analyzes and / or interrogation)
• Known neurodegenerative pathology

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
negative alcoholism	questionnaire	negative acute alcoholism had questionnaire about suicidal intentionality
positive alcoholism	questionnaire	positive acute alcoholism had questionnaire about suicidal intentionality

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
compare the score of suicidal intentionality in patient presenting a positive or a negative alcohol level and doing suicide attempt	15 minutes	patient will complete the PIERCE questionnaire about the suicidal intentionality

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital of Toulouse; 🇫🇷 Toulouse, France