Comparing Suicide Prevention Interventions to Guide Follow-up Care: The SPRING Trial

Description

Pragmatic randomized controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of two-way Caring Contacts text messages vs. one-way Caring Contacts text messages vs. enhanced usual care for suicide prevention in adults and adolescents.

Conditions

Suicide, Suicide Prevention, Suicide and Self-harm

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Study overview

Pragmatic randomized controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of two-way Caring Contacts text messages vs. one-way Caring Contacts text messages vs. enhanced usual care for suicide prevention in adults and adolescents.

Comparing the Effectiveness of Two-Way Caring Contacts Texts vs One-Way Caring Contacts Texts vs Enhanced Usual Care to Reduce Suicidal Behavior in Youth and Adults Screening At-Risk for Suicide in Primary Care or Behavioral Health Clinics

Comparing Suicide Prevention Interventions to Guide Follow-up Care: The SPRING Trial

Condition
Suicide
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Boise

St. Luke's Health System, Boise, Idaho, United States, 83712

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Adolescents (12-17 years old) and adults (18+)
  • * Response of "yes" to at least one item on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) six-item screener at a St. Luke's Health System (SLHS) primary care or behavioral health clinic, or electronic health record or provider note from an eligible encounter indicates suicide risk
  • * Ability to send and receive text messages
  • * Ability to receive phone calls
  • * Ability to receive emails
  • * Participant and legal guardian (if applicable) speak, read, and understand English
  • * Accommodations may be made for individuals with impaired hearing
  • * Individuals who participated in a previous randomized controlled trial in the same health system related to Caring Contacts (SPARC Trial or MHAPPS Trial)
  • * Patients who are unable or unwilling to provide informed consent\*, for example, due to acute or chronic cognitive impairment (i.e.: acute psychosis, intoxication, or intellectual disability).
  • * Primary Care Provider, Behavioral Health Provider, or Principal Investigator determines that participation in the research is not in the best interest of the patient or the study team.

Ages Eligible for Study

12 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

St. Luke's Health System, Boise, Idaho,

Anna K Radin, DrPH, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, St. Luke's Health System

Study Record Dates

2026-12-28