What this study is
The long-term goal is to decrease suicide and suicidal behaviors in at-risk youth through preventative interventions. Investigators propose to develop an interactive intervention ("Safer Still") to help promote safe storage of firearms during the critical period immediately following high-risk care transitions. The objective of this study is to develop and test the Safer Still intervention as an efficient adjunct to traditional care for adolescents aged 12-17 years who are discharged from psychiatric hospitals and living in households where firearms are stored unsafely.
What's being tested
- " Safer Still " Interactive Intervention
Intervention · BEHAVIORAL
An interactive intervention will be developed to help promote safe storage of firearms during the critical period immediately following high-risk care transitions.
- Enhanced Usual Care (EUC):
Intervention · OTHER
Families randomly assigned to the control condition will receive a psychological placebo that will feature an education only website developed by NCH's web design team. This website will cover warning signs for suicide, the leading methods of suicide - so that both conditions have content that features information about firearms - and locating professional help. The control website will NOT feature these three behavioral economic strategies--namely (a) multiple suggested alternatives for means restriction, (b) requests to justify inaction regarding means restriction, and (c) normative feedback about means restriction.
Study details
- Official title
- Safer Still (EP3)- An Interactive Intervention Adjunct to Traditional Care for Adolescents Who Are Discharged From Psychiatric Hospitals and Living in Households Where Firearms Are Stored Unsafely.
- Sponsor
- Jeff Bridge
- Conditions
- Suicide Prevention
- Enrolling
- 80 people
- Starts
- 2024-11-07
- Est. completion
- 2027-07-31
- Design
- Single-blind, randomized, parallel groups
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Age 18 Years – 90 YearsSex ALLHealthy volunteers Not acceptedYou may qualify if
- Parent or legal guardian of an adolescent aged 12 to 17 years at time of consent
- Have a child who is receiving psychiatric inpatient, crisis, or emergency treatment at Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Indicate that at least one firearm is located in or around the residence of the adolescent and is stored unlocked, loaded, or both unlocked and loaded.
- Only one parent per household is permitted to participate to avoid contamination across the two study conditions.
You can't join if
- Inability to speak/read English
- Lack access to a digital device (smartphone, iPad, tablet computer, desktop, laptop PC).
Sign in and we'll check these against your records.Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Study locations (2)
2 openNationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Nikhitha Kakarala, MPH · Contact6147223511nikhitha.kakarala@nationwidechildrens.org
- Kendra Heck, MPH · Contact614-355-3433kendra.heck@nationwidechildrens.org
Not yet recruitingNationwide Children's Hospital Behavioral Health Pavillion
Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Director, Center for Suicide Prevention and Research, PhD- epidemiology · Contact(614) 938-0233Jeff.Bridge@NationwideChildrens.org
Recruiting
Study team
Sponsor
Jeff Bridge
Study ID STUDY00002773
Principal investigator
Jeff Bridge, Ph.D.
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Principal investigator
Jack Stevens, Ph.D.
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Frequently asked questions
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