Written vs Electronic Safety Planning Study

Suicidal Ideation Clinical Trial

Official title: Written Safety Planning vs the Safety Net App: A Prospective Randomized Pilot Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Safety planning is a brief, ED-feasible intervention which has been demonstrated to save lives and has been universally recommended by every recent expert consensus panel on suicide prevention strategies. In one popular version of the safety plan developed by Stanley et al, the patient is encouraged to write out the following items: identifying personal signs of a crisis; helpful internal coping strategies; social contacts or settings which may distract from a crisis; using family members or friends for help when in crisis; mental health professionals who can be contacted when in crisis; and restricting access to lethal means.

This study aims to find out how valuable an electronic safety plan is compared to a traditional paper safety plan. People who are visiting the emergency department for thoughts of self-harm will be asked to participate.

Clinical Trial Description

This project has 3 aims: (1) Will ED patients with suicidal ideation/attempt accept coaching on safety planning from non-clinical personnel (i.e., medical students or peer supporters); (2) Are these safety plans of high-enough quality for clinical personnel; and finally, (3) Will ED patients with suicidal ideation/attempt complete safety plans electronically? ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mental Health
• Suicidal Ideation
• Suicide
• Suicide Attempt
• Suicide, Attempted

• NCT number: NCT04026308
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Arkansas
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 15, 2020
• Completion date: December 28, 2020