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Behavioral Intervention

Qungasvik (Tools for Life) for Suicide

N/A

Recruiting

Research Sponsored by University of Alaska Fairbanks

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Alaska Native youth 12-21 years

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, 1-year, 2-year, 3-year, 4-year

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Study Summary

This trial will assess the efficacy of the Qungasvik intervention, a culturally-based approach to preventing alcohol use disorder and suicide among 12-18 year old Yup'ik Alaska Native youth, and examine mechanisms of change in response to intervention.

Eligible Conditions

Suicide
Alcoholism

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, 1-year, 2-year, 3-year, 4-year

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, 1-year, 2-year, 3-year, 4-year

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 1-year, 2-year, 3-year, 4-year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary outcome measures

Change in Alcohol Consequences

Change in Reasons for Life

Change in Reflective Processes

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Secondary outcome measures

Change in Community Protective Factors

Change in Family Protective Factors

Change in Individual Protective Factors

+1 more

Other outcome measures

Change in Social Relationships

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Qungasvik Intervention GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Qungasvik implements intervention modules creating episodes of Yup'ik cultural engagement. In traditional Yup'ik practices prior to formal western schooling, the education and training of young people included introduction to cultural protocols, knowledge, and values while learning skills through participation in daily activities of family and community life such as subsistence, tool-building, and ceremony (Rasmus, Charles, & Mohatt, 2014). The intervention manual provides outlines for 18 modules described as teachings, and conducted at the individual, family, or community level through one or more 1-3 hour sessions. Each module promotes 2-4 of a total of 13 protective factors.

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Alaska FairbanksLead Sponsor

6 Previous Clinical Trials

11,936 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Suicide

585 Patients Enrolled for Suicide

University of MinnesotaOTHER

1,379 Previous Clinical Trials

1,587,954 Total Patients Enrolled

5 Trials studying Suicide

794 Patients Enrolled for Suicide

Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is the objective of this clinical trial?

"The primary objective of this four-year trial is to measure Changes in Reasons for Life. Secondary metrics such as Change in Peer Influences, Change in Family Protective Factors and Change in Community Protective Factors will also be observed using scales adapted from the American Drug and Alcohol Survey, Brief Family Relationship Scale, and Yup'ik Protective Factors scale respectively."

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Are participants being accepted into this experiment currently?

"According to the data hosted on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is actively looking for volunteers and has been since March 16th of 2017 when it was first posted with its most recent update occurring on May 26th 2022."

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Does this clinical investigation have an upper age limit for participants?

"The protocol for this clinical trial specifies that the age range of eligible patients is between 12 and 21 years old."

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Is my profile compatible with the requirements of this experiment?

"The trial is accepting 542 Alaskan adolescents aged 12-21 who have suicidal ideation. In order to qualify, they must meet the aforementioned age requirements and identify as Alaska Native."

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What is the aggregate size of the participant pool in this clinical investigation?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov furnishes information that this study is still recruiting, having been first posted on March 16th 2017 and updated most recently on May 26th 2022. This research requires 542 participants to enroll at a single site."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Qungasvik (Toolbox): Prevention of Alcohol/Suicide Risk in Alaska Native Youth

2017. "Qungasvik (Toolbox): Prevention of Alcohol/Suicide Risk in Alaska Native Youth". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05400135.