Suicidal Ideation and Behavior in Korean Adolescents With Depression

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title:

Suicidal Ideation and Behavior in Korean Adolescents With Depression

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01314521
• Other study ID #: SKAD
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 9, 2011
• Last updated: October 4, 2011
• Start date: January 2011
• Est. completion date: March 2012

Study information

• Verified date: March 2011
• Source: Hallym University Medical Center
• Contact: Mina Song, MD
• Phone: +82-10-4760-2990
• Email: blue-oboe[@]hanmail.net
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Korea: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine clinical characteristics of Korean adolescents with depression who have suicidal ideation and behavior. We formulate those hypotheses.

1. Being bullied in peer relationships, excessive use of internet, excessive extra-curricular tutoring, sexual abuse in childhood, physical abuse and emotional neglect are risk factors of suicide in adolescents.

2. Depression of parents and negative child-rearing attitude are risk factors of suicidal ideation and behavior in adolescents.

3. Emotional quotient (EQ) and resilience of adolescent are protective factors of suicide.

Description:

Korea has reported the highest suicide rate among OECD members and according to the data from the Korea national statistical office, suicide is the second major cause of death in adolescents and is increasing. Depression, one of the well-known risk factors of suicide in adolescents, can cause maladjustments to school and family life, problems of interpersonal relationship and drug abuse so that work to trigger the suicidal ideation and behavior. In his study, we planned to examine the relationship between suicidal ideation and behavior and several risk factors by using the standardized diagnostic clinical interview, especially an objective suicide evaluating method which has recently developed.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 150
• Est. completion date: March 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 13 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• a subject who has depression (Major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder, depressive disorder NOS) diagnosed by Kiddie-Schedule for affective disorder and schizophrenia (K-SADS-PL-K)

• subjects and their family (a parent or a grandparent) or their legal representative consent to participate in this study voluntarily

• subjects and their family (a parent or a grandparent) or their legal representative are able to understand the meaning of participation in this study and able to reject or ask to leave from this study

Exclusion Criteria:

• a patient who has diagnosed with bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, organic brain disease, or epilepsy

• a patient with mental retardation who is IQ under 70

• a patient who has a severe medical illness (chronic physical disease, cardiovascular, hepatobiliary, nephrology, or respiratory disease and so on)

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depression
• Depressive Disorder
• Suicidal Ideation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Korea, Republic of	Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital	Anyang Si	Kyeonggi Do

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hallym University Medical Center	Bundang CHA Hospital, Myongji Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Korea, Republic of, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale; C-SSRS	Semi-structured clinical interview based on the systematic guideline which help draw inferences about suicidal ideation from clinical situation and risk factors related to the suicide. It is composed with three categories that are suicidal attempt (ideation), non-suicidal attempt (ideation), and potential of suicidal attempt (ideation).	baseline only (at any one point during the depressive episode)	No
Secondary	Beck suicidal ideation scale	self report form of 19 items with 3 point scale. for subjects and their parents.	baseline only	No
Secondary	Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale; RCMAS		baseline only	No
Secondary	Beck Depression Inventory		baseline only	No