RECRUITING

Therapeutic Evaluative Conditioning to Reduce Adolescents' Self-injurious Thoughts and Behaviors During and After Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization

Study Overview

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Description

Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among adolescents, with the highest risk period for suicide being the month following psychiatric inpatient hospitalization. The investigators propose testing a brief, scalable intervention using evaluative conditioning aimed at reducing suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescents during and after inpatient hospitalization. Scalable interventions, such as the one proposed that reduce suicide risk during this markedly high-risk period, could result in large-scale decreases in suicide death.

Official Title

Therapeutic Evaluative Conditioning to Reduce Adolescents' Self-injurious Thoughts and Behaviors During and After Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-03-31
Study Completion:2026-12-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05796531

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:12 Years to 19 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Be a patient on McLean-Franciscan Child and Adolescent Inpatient Program (MF-CAIP) of Franciscan Children's (FC)
  2. * Be 12-19 years-old
  3. * Own a smartphone
  4. * Have a parent/guardian that can provide permission
  5. * Child can assent
  6. * Presentation to the hospital with non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), suicidal ideation or a suicide attempt.
  1. * Any factor that impairs an individual's ability to comprehend and effectively participate in the study, including
  2. * an inability to speak or write English fluently
  3. * the presence of gross cognitive impairment due to florid psychosis, intellectual disability, dementia, acute intoxication, etc., or the presence of extremely agitated or violent behavior
  4. * a potential discharge location anticipated to be a residential program in which the average length of stay is more than 14 days

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Kelly Zuromski, PhD
CONTACT
617-475-0595
kzuromski@franciscanchildrens.org

Study Locations (Sites)

Franciscan Hospital For Children, Inc.
Brighton, Massachusetts, 02135
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Franciscan Hospital For Children, INC.

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-03-31
Study Completion Date2026-12-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-03-31
Study Completion Date2026-12-31

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Self-Injurious Behavior
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Suicide Attempts