Case Control Psychological Autopsy of Suicide

Suicide Clinical Trial

Official title:

Psychological Autopsy: An Investigation to Explore Antecedents, Sequelae and Causes of Case Control Suicide Equivocal Behavior

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05097690
• Other study ID #: AAS-ATV-PAS
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Start date: October 14, 2021
• Est. completion date: March 30, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: October 2021
• Source: International Islamic University, Islamabad
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide, and identifying risk factors has been considered as the key initiative of suicide prevention. Considering that, the study aimed to explore the factors leading towards suicide in Pakistan through Case-Control Psychological Autopsy of Suicide. Also, the study aimed to Translate, Adapt and Validate American Association of Suicidology (AAS) Semi-Structured Interview for Psychological Autopsy (Generic Version, 2018).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: March 30, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: February 25, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 10 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• The age of the deceased by suicide and living controls will range from 10 to 35 years.

• The key informants will be of 18 years of age and above without any learning

• disability.

• The key informants will be a close family member or immediate friend.

• Only suicides took place in 2019 to September 2021.

Exclusion Criteria:

• If contact was deemed to pose a risk to the safety of the researcher (likely intoxication; history of or potential for violence).

• Informants who are not willing to give written informed consent will be excluded from the study.

• Informants who are taking any psychological help in the past and present will be excluded from the study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Suicide

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	International Islamic University, Islamabad Pakistan	Islamabad	Capital

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Tamkeen Saleem	The American Association of Suicidology, University of Leicester, University of Warwick

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The Semi-structured Interview for Psychological Autopsy	American Association of Suicidology Semi-Structured Interview for Psychological Autopsy	Upto 6 months

External Links

•   Suicide methods in South Asia over two decades (2001-2020)