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SAFETY-A Program for Suicide Prevention in Schools

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Recruiting

Led By Anna S Lau, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up six months following the intervention

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will adapt an intervention to reduce disparities in mental health service use among Asian American & Latinx youth identified as having suicide risk. It will investigate impacts on utilization & clinical outcomes across racial/ethnic groups.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for students aged 11-19 in certain school districts who have shown suicidal thoughts or behaviors. They must have a caregiver to participate with them. It's not for those with intellectual disabilities, psychosis, intoxication, or at immediate risk needing emergency care.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The SAFETY-A program is being adapted for schools to help reduce suicide risks among youth, especially Asian American and Latinx students. The study will test how well it works in low-resource districts and if it can improve mental health service use and clinical outcomes.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves educational and support services rather than medication, traditional side effects are not applicable. However, participants may experience emotional discomfort when discussing sensitive topics like suicide.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ six months following the intervention

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~six months following the intervention

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and six months following the intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Referral Tracking System (Kim et al., 2018)

Secondary outcome measures

SAFE Alternatives for Teens and Youths - Acute Pre-to-Post intervention Questionnaire (Zullo et al., 2020).

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Safe Alternatives for Teens and Youth-Acute for Schools (SAFETY-A for Schools)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

SAFETY-A is a brief, family centered, cognitive-behavioral approach to therapeutic risk assessment and safety planning that can be delivered via school-based providers. The intervention is delivered in one session during which the youth at risk for suicidal behavior works with the provider to identify strengths, supports, understand emotional antecedents and warning signs, identify alternative coping behaviors and thoughts, and ways to keep the environment safe. Youth and families receive follow-up contacts after the SAFETY-A session. The primary focus is on the therapeutic mechanisms of hope, reduced intensity of suicidal urges, increased confidence in ability to keep safe. Adaptation of SAFETY-A for Schools will target mechanisms that are presumed to drive disparities in mental health service use among Asian American and Latinx youth: (1) trust in mental health services, (2) internalized stigma, and (3) comfort communicating distress.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, Los AngelesLead Sponsor

1,532 Previous Clinical Trials

10,264,921 Total Patients Enrolled

Duke UniversityOTHER

2,364 Previous Clinical Trials

3,420,295 Total Patients Enrolled

Anna S Lau, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of California, Los Angeles

1 Previous Clinical Trials

504 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Safe Alternatives for Teens and Youth-Acute for Schools (SAFETY-A for Schools) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05834660 — N/A

Suicidal Thoughts Research Study Groups: Safe Alternatives for Teens and Youth-Acute for Schools (SAFETY-A for Schools)

Suicidal Thoughts Clinical Trial 2023: Safe Alternatives for Teens and Youth-Acute for Schools (SAFETY-A for Schools) Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05834660 — N/A

Safe Alternatives for Teens and Youth-Acute for Schools (SAFETY-A for Schools) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05834660 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is the population size for this experiment?

"Affirmative. According to the data provided on clinicaltrials.gov, this study is still open for enrollment, having been initially posted in November 1st 2022 and last updated April 25th 2023. This research requires 347 individuals from a single medical center to participate."

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Are there open slots available for participants in this study?

"Yes, the information on clinicialtrials.gov indicates that this trial is actively enrolling participants. The investigation was initially made available to the public on November 1st 2022 and has been edited as recently as April 25th 2023. All in all, 347 patients are required from one medical site for proper data collection."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

SAFETY-A for Promoting Equity in Suicide Prevention Outcomes in Schools

Anna Lau 2022. "SAFETY-A for Promoting Equity in Suicide Prevention Outcomes in Schools". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05834660.