Suicide Prevention Program for Suicidal Thoughts
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
Young people at clinical high risk for psychosis are more likely to experience suicide thoughts than the general population, but there are few suicide prevention programs designed specifically for them. This study will develop and evaluate a recovery-oriented suicide prevention group program for young people at clinical high risk for psychosis.
The program will be led by a clinician and a peer with lived experience. It will help participants identify reasons for living, build hope, set meaningful recovery goals, strengthen social connections, and learn strategies to better remember and use suicide prevention strategies developed during the program. Caregivers will also be invited to participate in a session to learn ways to support their young person.
The study will first gather feedback from participants, caregivers, clinicians, and community advisors to refine the program. Researchers will then compare the program plus standard care with standard care alone to determine whether it improves personal recovery and increases participants' ability to remember and use suicide prevention strategies. Researchers will also collect feedback from participants and program staff to better understand how the program can be integrated into early psychosis services.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for young people who have had suicidal thoughts or behaviors and are at high risk for psychosis in the past two years. They must have a caregiver willing to participate, and both need to speak English.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Intervention Refinement
The intervention is refined through input from young people with lived experience, caregivers, clinicians, and community advisors, followed by an open trial to evaluate feasibility, acceptability, fidelity, and any additional adaptations needed.
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing the intervention plus standard care with standard care alone to examine preliminary effects on personal recovery and participants' ability to remember and use suicide prevention strategies.
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after treatment, including assessments of personal recovery, suicide prevention strategy recall, social functioning, and role functioning.
Implementation Evaluation
Evaluation of factors that may influence future implementation of the intervention in routine early psychosis services, including interviews with participants and program staff to identify barriers and facilitators.
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Suicide Prevention Intervention
Trial Overview
The study compares a new group-based suicide prevention program plus standard care against standard care alone. The program focuses on recovery, hope, social support, and practical strategies, with input from clinicians and peers.
How Is the Trial Designed?
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Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
The program will be led by a clinician and a peer with lived experience. It will help participants identify reasons for living, build hope, set meaningful recovery goals, strengthen social connections, and learn strategies to better remember and use the suicide prevention strategies developed during the program. Caregivers will also be invited to participate in a session to learn ways to support their young person and promote recovery and stability. This program will be in addition to standard coordinated speciality care for early psychosis.
Standard care
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
University of California, San Diego
Lead Sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborator
University of California, Los Angeles
Collaborator
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