Family Intervention for Suicidal Youth: Emergency Care (FISP)

November 14, 2007 updated by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This project evaluates a brief intervention in the emergency department (ED) for adolescents presenting with suicide attempts. The intervention aims to capitalize on the opportunity offered by the ED visit to deliver an effective intervention, improve adherence to follow-up care, decrease the risk of repeat suicide attempts, and improve clinical and functioning outcomes.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90024
        • UCLA Emergency Medical Center
      • Los Angeles, California, United States
        • Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

10 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 10-18 years
  • Suicidal patient presenting to Emergency Department

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Acute psychosis/symptoms that impede consent/assessment
  • No parent/guardian to consent (youth <18)
  • Youth not English-speaking
  • Parents/guardians not English or Spanish-speaking.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: 1
Usual Care + Family Intervention for Suicide Prevention (FISP)
Behavioral: FISP + Usual Care
Other: 2
Usual Care
Behavioral: Usual Care

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Joan R Asarnow, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 14, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 14, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

November 15, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 15, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 14, 2007

Last Verified

October 1, 2007

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Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 921708

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