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Suicide Prevention for Substance Using Youth Experiencing Homelessness

ConditionSuicide Prevention
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age15-24
SponsorOhio State University

About this trial

Suicide is the leading cause of death among YEH and most youth do not access services that may be available to them. Therefore, this study seeks to address this gap in the research literature with the goal to identify an effective intervention that can be readily adopted by communities that serve these youth. We will test the effects of outreach-worker delivered Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CTSP)+Services as Usual (SAU) versus SAU alone on suicidal ideation (primary outcome), substance use and depressive symptoms (secondary outcomes) at 3, 6, 9 and 12- months.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

15-24 years

SSI-W score > 4 or at least one suicide attempt in prior 12 months

Meets criteria for homelessness

At least four uses of alcohol/drugs in prior 30 days

Disqualifiers

Youth requires psychiatric hospitalization

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention

    Behavioral

    10 sessions of cognitive therapy for suicide prevention plus 9 optional booster sessions

  • Services as Usual

    Behavioral

    Participants will receive services that they would normally receive in the community.

Treatment groups

300 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention + Services as UsualExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group B: Services as UsualActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Suicidal Ideation: Scale for Suicidal Ideation-Worst Point (SSI-W)

Change in suicidal ideation is measured using the Scale for Suicidal Ideation-Worst Point (SSI-W). Each item consists of three options, which are rated on a 3-point scale from 0 to 2, and each item is graded according to the intensity of the suicidality. Total scores are calculated by summing the 19 ratings, and these total scores can range from 0 to 38 with higher scores indicating worse severity.

Time frame
baseline, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Depressive Symptoms: Beck Depression Inventory II

The Beck Depression Inventory II is a 21-item inventory that assesses the severity of depressive symptomatology. Each item is rated on a 0-3 scale with summary scores ranging between 0 and 63 and higher scores indicating higher depressive symptomatology.

Time frame
baseline, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months
2

Substance use: Form 90

Frequency of substance use is measured using the Form-90, a semi-structured questionnaire that uses the timeline follow-back method. Form yields percentage of days in the prior 90 days using alcohol and drugs.

Time frame
baseline, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Ohio State University

Lead sponsor

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