Family Intervention for Suicidal Youth: Emergency Care

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Suicide, Attempted
• Interventions: Behavioral: FISP + Usual Care; Behavioral: Usual Care

• Registration Number: NCT00558805
• Lead Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Brief Summary

This project evaluates a brief intervention in the emergency department (ED) for adolescents presenting with suicide attempts. The intervention aims to capitalize on the opportunity offered by the ED visit to deliver an effective intervention, improve adherence to follow-up care, decrease the risk of repeat suicide attempts, and improve clinical and functioning outcomes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2003-10
• Status Verified: 2007-10
• Study First Submitted: 2007-11-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-11-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2007-11-14
• Study First Posted: 2007-11-15
• Last Update Posted: 2007-11-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• 10-18 years
• Suicidal patient presenting to Emergency Department

Exclusion Criteria

• Acute psychosis/symptoms that impede consent/assessment
• No parent/guardian to consent (youth <18)
• Youth not English-speaking
• Parents/guardians not English or Spanish-speaking.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	FISP + Usual Care	Usual Care + Family Intervention for Suicide Prevention (FISP)
2	Usual Care	Usual Care

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States

UCLA Emergency Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States