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Peer mentorship for Suicidal Thoughts (PREVAIL Trial)

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Paul Pfeiffer, MD

Research Sponsored by University of Michigan

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 6-months

Awards & highlights

PREVAIL Trial Summary

This trial will test a promising, scalable intervention with a novel approach to addressing the risk factors advocated by the Surgeon General for reducing suicide attempts and suicidal ideation among recently hospitalized adult psychiatric patients at high risk for suicide.

Eligible Conditions

Suicidal Thoughts

PREVAIL Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6-months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6-months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6-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 attempts (measured by the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale)

Secondary outcome measures

Self efficacy to avoid suicidal action (measured by the Self Efficacy to Avoid Suicidal Action Scale)

Feeling suicidal (finding)

Suicide attempts (measured by the medical record)

Other outcome measures

Burdensomeness (measured by the Burdensomeness sub scale of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ))

Depression (measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9))

Subfascicular nucleus

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PREVAIL Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Peer Mentorship interventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

A Peer Specialist will be making weekly follow-up contact with study participants in the community or by telephone for 3 months following hospital discharge. The content of the peer mentorship interactions will be based on the manual developed by the study team and will address protective factors such as hope and belongingness.

Group II: Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)Active Control1 Intervention

The EUC condition will consist of a "caring message" from the study team via e-mail or text message (based on the participant's preference) 24-72 hours after discharge. An example message is, "We hope things are going well for you since you left the hospital. If you wish to reply, we'd be glad to hear from you". A list of local mental health resources will be available if participants reply and during the 3 and 6-month follow-up assessments. The EUC condition is modeled on prior studies of caring letters and brief contacts by health professionals after suicidal crisis and national recommendations to provide post-crisis follow-up contacts.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Peer mentorship

2018

N/A

~800

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)NIH

2,782 Previous Clinical Trials

2,688,652 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Suicidal Thoughts

240 Patients Enrolled for Suicidal Thoughts

University of MichiganLead Sponsor

1,794 Previous Clinical Trials

6,373,461 Total Patients Enrolled

Paul Pfeiffer, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Michigan

Media Library

Enhanced Usual Care Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03373916 — N/A

Suicidal Thoughts Research Study Groups: Peer Mentorship intervention, Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)

Suicidal Thoughts Clinical Trial 2023: Enhanced Usual Care Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03373916 — N/A

Enhanced Usual Care 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03373916 — 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 vacancies open to participants in this trial?

"Per the information found on clinicaltrials.gov, recruiting for this medical trial has been suspended since July 19th 2022. Initially posted in June 2018, it is no longer seeking individuals to participate; however there are still 217 other trials actively enrolling participants at present."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Peer Mentorship to Reduce Suicide Attempts Among High-Risk Adults

Paul Pfeiffer 2018. "Peer Mentorship to Reduce Suicide Attempts Among High-Risk Adults". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03373916.