Establishing Efficacy of an Inpatient Intervention and Phone App to Reduce Suicidal Risk — ASAP+BRITE  

Suicidal Ideation Clinical Trial

Official title: As Safe As Possible (ASAP): A Balanced, Two-by-Two Design To Test Conjoint and Unique Efficacy of an Inpatient Intervention and an Emotion Regulation/Safety Planning App in Preventing Suicide Attempts Post-Discharge

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

In this 2-site study, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC), the investigators will conduct a randomized clinical trial (RCT) in 240 psychiatrically hospitalized suicidal adolescents, examining the single and additive effects of two components of an inpatient unit intervention for suicidal adolescents, As Safe As Possible (ASAP), which focuses on emotion regulation and safety planning, and an emotion regulation/safety plan phone app (BRITE).

Clinical Trial Description

The investigators aim to randomize 240 adolescents psychiatrically hospitalized for suicidal ideation with a plan or a suicide attempt to one of four treatment arms: (1) ASAP + BRITE + TAU (treatment as usual); (2) BRITE + TAU (treatment as usual); (3) ASAP + TAU (treatment as usual); and (4) TAU (treatment as usual) alone. The investigators will assess suicidal ideation and behavior at 4, 12, and 24 weeks post-intake, in order to:

1. Assess the relative efficacy of ASAP, BRITE and the combination on suicidal ideation, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), and suicide attempts, and re-hospitalizations.

2. Examine mediators and moderators of treatment outcome.

3. Examine the costs and cost efficacy of ASAP and BRITE and the combination. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Suicidal Ideation
• Suicide
• Suicide, Attempted

• NCT number: NCT03825588
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 1, 2019
• Completion date: December 15, 2022