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NCT03838198

An Adaptive Intervention for Adolescents at Risk for Suicide: A Pilot SMART

Completed NA Results posted Last updated 28 May 2021
What this trial tests

NA trial testing MI-Enhanced Safety Plan at Hospitalization (1st Component) in Suicide in 82 participants. Completed in 7 April 2020.

Timeline
14 March 2019
Primary endpoint
7 April 2020
7 April 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsorUniversity of Michigan
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designsequential
Maskingnone
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment82
Start date14 March 2019
Primary completion7 April 2020
Estimated completion7 April 2020
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

University of Michigan

Who can join

Adults 13 to 17, any sex, with Suicide or Self Harm. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Percentage of Eligible Participants Recruited to the Study Primary · At time of study enrollment, measured following study consent/assent

Eligible participants were candidates for participation based on medical record review who were approached for consent/assent. The percentage of eligible participants who consented to the study is presented below.

GroupValue95% CI
All Eligible Youth87.2
Percentage of Randomized Participants Who Complete Intervention Components Will be Used to Assess Feasibility and Acceptability Primary · Following intervention, measured up to 1 month

Outcome measure is showing percentage of randomized adolescent participants who complete intervention components to assess feasibility and acceptability

Safety Plan (Phase 1)
GroupValue95% CI
Safety Plan + Booster Text Messages + Booster Call (Group A)100
Safety Plan + Booster Text Messages (Group B)100
Safety Plan + Booster Call (Group C)100
Safety Plan (Group D)100
Booster Texts
GroupValue95% CI
Safety Plan + Booster Text Messages + Booster Call (Group A)100
Safety Plan + Booster Text Messages (Group B)100
Booster Call (Phase 2)
GroupValue95% CI
Safety Plan + Booster Text Messages + Booster Call (Group A)88.9
Safety Plan + Booster Call (Group C)88.9
Percentage of Participants Who Complete Study Assessments Will be Used to Assess Feasibility and Acceptability Primary · Following intervention and follow-up assessment, measured up to 3 months

Percentage of participants who complete study assessments, including daily surveys, one month and three month follow ups are used to assess feasibility and acceptability

GroupValue95% CI
Safety Plan + Booster Text Messages + Booster Call (Group A)100
Safety Plan + Booster Text Messages (Group B)100
Safety Plan + Booster Call (Group C)94.4
Safety Plan (Group D)100
Satisfaction Ratings Will be Used to Assess Acceptability Primary · Following intervention and follow-up assessment, measured up to 3 months

Satisfaction was scored by responses to two questions: How satisfied were you? on a 4 point scale, where 1 means very dissatisfied and 4 means very satisfied and how likely would you be to recommend this program to a friend in similar circumstances, on the same point scale, where 1 means definitely not and 4 means definitely yes

Satisfaction score
GroupValue95% CI
Safety Plan + Booster Text Messages + Booster Call (Group A)3.59± 0.51
Safety Plan + Booster Text Messages (Group B)3.55± 0.51
Safety Plan + Booster Call (Group C)3.31± 0.79
Safety Plan (Group D)3.55± 0.6
Likelihood of recommending plan to a friend score
GroupValue95% CI
Safety Plan + Booster Text Messages + Booster Call (Group A)3.82± 0.39
Safety Plan + Booster Text Messages (Group B)3.77± 0.43
Safety Plan + Booster Call (Group C)3.38± 0.81
Safety Plan (Group D)3.64± 0.49

Adverse events — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Time frame: Data on suicide attempts was collected over a 3 month period.. Reporting threshold: 0%. Adverse-event reports describe events observed during the trial — not all are caused by the drug.

Safety Plan + Booster Text Messages + Booster Call (Group A)
Serious: 0/15 (0%)
Deaths: 0/18
Safety Plan + Booster Text Messages (Group B)
Serious: 2/19 (11%)
Deaths: 0/22
Safety Plan + Booster Call (Group C)
Serious: 3/14 (21%)
Deaths: 0/18
Safety Plan (Group D)
Serious: 3/20 (15%)
Deaths: 0/22

Serious adverse events (1 terms)

ReactionSystemSafety Plan + Booster Text…Safety Plan + Booster Text…Safety Plan + Booster Call…Safety Plan (Group D)
Suicide AttemptPsychiatric disorders

Most-reported serious reactions: Suicide Attempt.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03838198 adverse events section.

Sponsor's own description

To inform the development of a technology-augmented adaptive intervention for adolescents at risk for suicide, the goal of this study is to conduct a Sequential, Multiple Assignment, Randomized Trial (SMART) pilot of a Motivational Interview (MI)-enhanced safety planning intervention (MI-SafeCope). Findings from this study will provide the groundwork for the construction of a technology-augmented adaptive intervention that could lead to a reduction in suicidal behaviors and related events during the high-risk post-discharge period-an important suicide prevention target.

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Adaptive intervention for prevention of adolescent suicidal behavior after hospitalization: a pilot sequential multiple assignment randomized trial.
    Czyz EK, King CA, Prouty D, Micol VJ, et al · · 2021 · cited 32× · PMID 33590475 · DOI 10.1111/jcpp.13383
  2. Technology-Assisted Interventions for Reducing Risk of Suicide: A Meta-Analysis Focused on Suicidal Ideation.
    Medolla M, Corona F, Huertes-Del Arco A, Holgado-Tello FP, et al · · 2026 · PMID 42023461 · DOI 10.62641/aep.v54i2.2089

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