The Amager Project: Intervention After Suicide Attempt (Amager)

January 12, 2009 updated by: Rigshospitalet, Denmark

The Amager Project. Intervention After Suicide Attempt: A Randomized Study.

Background:

Repetition rate after a suicide attempt and self harm is very high, about 12-30 percent. Studies, reviewed by Hawton, 1999 show a lack of evidence for psychosocial interventions. Compliance with aftercare is also often very poor.

Objective:

Inspired by the Norwegian Baerum project, the aim is to study if active, assertive outreach, seeking contact, talking about problem solution, motivate to comply to other appointments, will reduce repetition of suicidal acts in the following years.

Methods:

The design is a prospective randomized, controlled trial. The patients (immediately after a suicide attempt or deliberate self harm)) included are randomized to intervention or standard (treatment as usual), aiming at at least 60 persons in each arm. The intervention is carried out through research nurses with about 8 home visits, phone contact, phone messaging, e-mails.Included are persons 12 years of age and older, danish speaking without translator and without diagnoses of severe mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar illness, mania and severe/psychotic depression) or severe dementia.

Results:

Outcome is measured by repetition of suicidal act (suicide attempt, self harm or completed suicide)as recorded in medical records and by the Danish Cause of Death Register. Repetition measured by persons and by acts throughout 1 year, 2 and 3 years periods. Additional outcome is number and character of health system contacts.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

133

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • Denmark
      • Copenhagen S, Denmark, DK-2300
        • Psychiatric Centre Amager, Copenhagen University Hospital

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

12 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Suicide attempt and self harm

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe mental diagnosis (schizophrenia, psychosis, bipolar affective disorder, severe/psychotic depression, severe dementia)

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
Experimental: 1
Assertive intervention in OPAC-style: Outreach,problem solving,adherence,continuity
Behavioral: OPAC (Outreach, Problem solving, Adherence, Continuity)
Assertive outreach immediately after the suicide attempt with about 8 home visits plus contact by telephone, phone messages, e-mails. Duration of intervention 6 months.
No Intervention: 2
Control arm: Treatment as usual

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Persons repeating a suicidal act
Time Frame: One, two and three years
One, two and three years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Acts of suicidal behaviour Contacts with health system
Time Frame: One, two and three years
One, two and three years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Collaborators

Ministry of Social Affairs, Denmark

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: August G. Wang, M.D., Psychiatric Centre Amager, Copenhagen University Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2008

Study Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 12, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 12, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

January 13, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 13, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 12, 2009

Last Verified

January 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AH-2005

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