NCT02825771: CARE

Caring Contacts: A Strength-based, Suicide Prevention Trial in 4 Native Communities

Active, enrolled NA Last updated 30 July 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Caring Contacts Messages in Suicidal Ideation in 711 participants. Participants enrolled and being followed up; not accepting new ones.

Timeline

30 May 2018

Primary endpoint
31 October 2023

31 October 2025

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Washington State University
Phase	NA
Status	Active, enrolled
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	711
Start date	30 May 2018
Primary completion	31 October 2023
Estimated completion	31 October 2025
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• Caring Contacts Messages
• Usual Care

Conditions studied

• Suicidal Ideation — all drugs for Suicidal Ideation →
• Suicide, Attempted — all drugs for Suicide, Attempted →

Sponsor

Washington State University

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Suicidal Ideation or Suicide, Attempted. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for American Indians and Alaska Natives aged 18 years and older. This study will evaluate Caring Contacts, a low-cost, sustainable intervention for suicide prevention that sends caring messages to people at risk. The investigators will implement the intervention at four tribal sites, leveraging community strengths and values to address this tragic health disparity in an underserved minority population.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Caring Texts, a strength-based, suicide prevention trial in 5 native communities: Research design and methods.
   Hebert LE, Fruhbauerova M, Evanson A, Bogic M, et al · · 2022 · cited 6× · PMID 36252937 · DOI 10.1016/j.cct.2022.106966