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Safety Planning Intervention for Suicide Prevention (SPIRIT Trial)

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Waitlist Available

Led By Jennifer Johnson, PhD

Research Sponsored by Michigan State University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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

Must have

18+ years of age

Unsentenced male and female pretrial jail detainees

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 4 months after release from jail

Awards & highlights

SPIRIT Trial Summary

This trial will compare the standard care for at-risk jail detainees with a new method called Safety Planning Intervention (SPI) to see if it is more effective in preventing suicide.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for English-speaking adult pretrial jail detainees who are at risk of suicide, indicated by specific responses on a screening questionnaire. Participants must be able to provide contact information for two people and have access to a telephone. Those expecting sentencing before community release cannot join.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The SPIRIT Trial is testing the Safety Planning Intervention (SPI) against standard care in preventing suicide among individuals transitioning from jail. The study will follow 800 participants for one year after their release, assessing outcomes like suicide attempts, mental health symptoms, and cost-effectiveness.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves a psychological intervention rather than medication, traditional side effects are not applicable. However, participants may experience emotional discomfort when discussing sensitive topics related to suicide and mental health.

SPIRIT Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am 18 years old or older.

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I am currently in jail awaiting trial and have not been sentenced.

SPIRIT Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 4 months after release from jail

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~4 months after release from jail

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 4 months after release from jail 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 events

Secondary outcome measures

Belongingness

Cost, cost-offsets, and cost-effectiveness

Functioning

+7 more

Other outcome measures

Alcohol use

Alternate (exploratory) measure of psychiatric symptoms

Drug use

+2 more

SPIRIT Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Safety Planning InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Brown and Stanley's Safety Planning Intervention (SPI) is a brief, adjunctive intervention designed to reduce subsequent suicidal behavior in high-risk populations. The core element of SPI is the collaborative development of the Safety Plan, which is a prioritized written list of coping strategies and supports that individuals can use during or preceding suicidal crises. In this study, safety planning will occur during pretrial jail detention, with telephone follow-up in the community to conduct risk assessment, review the Safety Plan, problem-solve obstacles to treatment, and assist with linkage to services.

Group II: Standard CareActive Control1 Intervention

Standard Care for pretrial jail detainees is assessment of risk and stabilization to the extent possible during their jail detention. No post-release community follow-up is typically provided. This study will augment standard care with regular assessment and emergency referral post-release, as well as provision of a list of community resources.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Safety Planning Intervention

2017

N/A

~570

0 / 2Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Michigan State UniversityLead Sponsor

184 Previous Clinical Trials

600,607 Total Patients Enrolled

2 Trials studying Suicide

329 Patients Enrolled for Suicide

Brown UniversityOTHER

456 Previous Clinical Trials

562,281 Total Patients Enrolled

12 Trials studying Suicide

3,128 Patients Enrolled for Suicide

Jennifer Johnson, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorMichigan State University

Media Library

Safety Planning Intervention Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT02759172 — N/A

Suicide Research Study Groups: Safety Planning Intervention, Standard Care

Suicide Clinical Trial 2023: Safety Planning Intervention Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT02759172 — N/A

Safety Planning Intervention 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT02759172 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Is enrollment for this research project currently open?

"Based on the information provided by clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is not currently enrolling participants. The initial posting date was April 1st 2016 and it received its last edit on March 6th 2019; however, there are 171 other trials recruiting patients at present."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Suicide Prevention Intervention for At-Risk Individuals in Transition

Jennifer E. Johnson 2016. "Suicide Prevention Intervention for At-Risk Individuals in Transition". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02759172.