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Tools for Life Interventions for Suicide Prevention in Alaska Native Youth (BeWel Trial)

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Research Sponsored by RAND
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Between the ages of 14 and 24
Be younger than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up change from baseline to 12 months
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BeWel Trial Summary

This trial will test the effectiveness of two interventions delivered virtually to American Indian/Alaska Native youth who have been hospitalized for suicidal thoughts or behaviors, or alcohol-related injury.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for Alaska Native youth aged 15-24 who have been hospitalized due to a suicide attempt, suicidal thoughts, or behaviors linked to alcohol use. Participants must self-identify as Alaska Native.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests two virtual interventions: 'Tools for Life' and 'Tools for Life + MISN'. They aim to support American Indian/Alaska Native youth after hospitalization related to suicide or alcohol-related injury.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since the interventions are behavioral therapies delivered virtually, there may not be direct physical side effects like with medications. However, discussing sensitive topics could potentially cause emotional discomfort.

BeWel Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am between 14 and 24 years old.

BeWel Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~change from baseline to 12 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change from baseline to 12 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Alcohol use consequences
Anxiety
Depression
+2 more
Secondary outcome measures
Awareness of connectedness
Community protective factors
Individual protective factors
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BeWel Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Tools for LifeActive Control1 Intervention
All youth will receive the Tools for Life (Qungasvik) intervention. Tools for Life is an evidence-based, community-developed intervention focused on providing protective cultural experiences for Alaska Native youth to address suicide risk and alcohol use.
Group II: Tools for Life + Motivational Interviewing Social Network intervention (MISN)Active Control1 Intervention
Half of the youth will will also receive MISN in addition to the Tools for Life intervention. MISN is an evidence-based treatment that augments motivational interviewing with personal social network composition and structure visualization as a means to cultivating healthy social networks and cultural worlds.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

RANDLead Sponsor
137 Previous Clinical Trials
509,881 Total Patients Enrolled
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research InstituteOTHER
551 Previous Clinical Trials
29,997,088 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Tools for Life Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05360888 — N/A
Suicidal Thoughts Research Study Groups: Tools for Life, Tools for Life + Motivational Interviewing Social Network intervention (MISN)
Suicidal Thoughts Clinical Trial 2023: Tools for Life Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05360888 — N/A
Tools for Life 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05360888 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are any new participants sought for this clinical experiment?

"The clinicaltrials.gov website confirms that this medical study, which was posted on December 1st 2022 and subsequently updated October 28th 2022, is not currently enrolling patients. Nevertheless, there are 229 other trials actively recruiting right now."

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What are the principal goals of this investigation?

"This medical study aims to analyse the suicide risk of participants over a 12-month period. Secondary objectives include quantifying intentions for sobriety from alcohol, measuring social network structure and gauging personal awareness of connectedness to community, family and environment on a scale ranging from 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree)."

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Is this investigation accommodating participants of advanced age?

"To be eligible to join this experiment, applicants must have an age between 15 and 24. There are 69 trials that accommodate minors and 147 for seniors."

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Is it possible for me to join the participants in this clinical experiment?

"Eligibility criteria for this study necessitates that potential participants have a history of parasuicide and are aged between 15 and 24. In total, 370 individuals will be recruited."

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Who else is applying?

What site did they apply to?
Tanana Chiefs Conference
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Suicide Intervention for Alaska Native Youth
2022. "Suicide Intervention for Alaska Native Youth". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05360888.
~214 spots leftby Mar 2026
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