NCT05270785

Preventing Suicide Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Young Adults in Primary Care in Texas

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 3 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 24 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this pilot study is to reduce suicide among sexual and gender diverse youth ages 18-24 years old. This pilot study will compare two brief suicide prevention interventions that have been adapted for use with this population to use in primary care via telehealth and will recruit 40 youth from 4-6 primary care clinics in the Dallas and Austin, Texas metropolitan areas. Each clinic will be randomly assigned to deliver one of the two study interventions.

Detailed description

This is a cluster randomized study focused on youth suicide prevention which will recruit 40 youth from four primary care clinics serving sexual and gender diverse young adults in the Dallas and Austin, TX metropolitan areas. Each clinic will recruit 10 youth. Two clinics will be randomly assigned to deliver each of the two study interventions. The interventions are adapted versions of two existing, brief suicide prevention interventions: 1) Suicidal Teens Accessing Treatment after an ED Visit (STAT-ED) is a brief intervention based on motivational interviewing that focuses on mental health care seeking behavior, problem-solving, and referrals plus brief case management; and 2) Youth-Nominated Support Team for Suicidal Adolescents (YST-II) is a brief intervention developed for youth who have been psychiatrically hospitalized due to a suicide attempt or suicidal ideation. The revised interventions will be called STAT-PC and YST-III. For YST III, participants will identify 1-2 supportive adults from their lives who agree to provide ongoing contact and support. The interventions will last two months. Primary and secondary outcome assessments will be done at baseline and/or at 2 months. To be eligible, participants must report risk factors for suicide based on screening questions that will be implemented in our primary clinic sites.

Conditions

• Suicidal Ideation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	STAT-PC	STAT-PC is an adapted version of Suicidal Teens Accessing Treatment after an ED Visit (STAT-ED). It is a brief intervention based on motivational interviewing (MI) that focuses on mental health care seeking behavior, problem-solving, and referrals plus brief case management (2-3 follow-up calls). The intervention will consist of an initial session with the youth focusing on accessing mental health care plus two case management calls. The interventionist will also be available to assist with referrals for connection to other services later during the study period as needed for up to two months. The intervention may include contact with the youth's mental health provider to make sure linkages are made.
OTHER	YST-III	YST-III is an adapted version of Youth-Nominated Support Team for Suicidal Adolescents (YST-II). The intervention is a brief intervention developed for youth who have been psychiatrically hospitalized due to a suicide attempt or suicidal ideation (SI). Participants will nominate 1-2 supportive adults (age 18 and older) from their lives who agree to provide ongoing contact and support for up to 2 months. YST-III will include an introductory session with the youth who will nominate their support persons plus referrals for mental health services. The support persons will receive training on how to best support their youth partner and then ongoing calls to support them in working with their youth partner for up to 2 months.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-07-25
• Primary completion: 2022-12-20
• Completion: 2022-12-20
• First posted: 2022-03-08
• Last updated: 2023-01-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States