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Suicide Prevention Interventions for Individuals Post-Incarceration

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Sarah Arias

Research Sponsored by Butler Hospital

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 18 months

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study how two interventions can help reduce suicide risk for people released from jail, by engaging them with healthcare services and providing resources to their healthcare providers.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults over 18 who are part of a managed care organization and have recently been released from jail, as well as behavioral health providers working at a CareSource agency. There are no specific exclusion criteria listed.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests two suicide prevention methods: 'Caring Contacts' letters sent to individuals post-jail release for six months, and special training/resources given to behavioral health providers aimed at improving patient re-engagement with healthcare services.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since the interventions involve sending letters and providing training, there aren't typical medical side effects. However, participants may experience emotional or psychological responses to the content of the communications or changes in their care.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 18 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~18 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 18 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

Suicide Attempt

Secondary outcome measures

All-cause injury and poisoning

CareSource Member Services (CMS) line use

Inpatient and Emergency department mental health care visits

+1 more

Other outcome measures

Number of arrests

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Reports, re-engagement, and trainingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Behavioral health providers (n=120) will be trained in evidence-based suicide prevention screening and intervention practices, in addition to receiving weekly reports with information on clients who have been released from jail to encourage outreach efforts for re-engagement with the healthcare system.

Group II: Caring Contact lettersExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Caring Contact letters will be mailed to a randomly selected group of managed care subscribers over a 6-month period following jail release.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Butler HospitalLead Sponsor

129 Previous Clinical Trials

16,298 Total Patients Enrolled

Michigan State UniversityOTHER

185 Previous Clinical Trials

601,887 Total Patients Enrolled

Sarah AriasPrincipal InvestigatorButler Hospital

Media Library

Caring Contacts letters Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05579600 — N/A

Suicide and Self-Harm Research Study Groups: Reports, re-engagement, and training, Caring Contact letters

Suicide and Self-Harm Clinical Trial 2023: Caring Contacts letters Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05579600 — N/A

Caring Contacts letters 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05579600 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Are there any current openings in this medical trial?

"Data from the clinicaltrials.gov website indicates that this trial is no longer attempting to recruit patients; it was first published on May 1st 2023, but has not been updated since June 8th of the same year. Nevertheless, 206 other medical studies are actively searching for candidates right now."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Suicide Prevention for Justice Involved Managed Care Subscribers

2022. "Suicide Prevention for Justice Involved Managed Care Subscribers". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05579600.