Case Control Psychological Autopsy of Suicide

Psychological Autopsy: An Investigation to Explore Antecedents, Sequelae and Causes of Case Control Suicide Equivocal Behavior

Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide, and identifying risk factors has been considered as the key initiative of suicide prevention. Considering that, the study aimed to explore the factors leading towards suicide in Pakistan through Case-Control Psychological Autopsy of Suicide. Also, the study aimed to Translate, Adapt and Validate American Association of Suicidology (AAS) Semi-Structured Interview for Psychological Autopsy (Generic Version, 2018).

Study Overview

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Conditions: Suicide; Fatal Suicide; Non Fatal Suicidal Behavior

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 50

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Capital
    • Islamabad, Capital, Pakistan, 44000
      • International Islamic University, Islamabad Pakistan

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 10 years to 35 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Cases are those individuals who died by suicide and the controls include individuals who survive after attempting suicide.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• The age of the deceased by suicide and living controls will range from 10 to 35 years.
• The key informants will be of 18 years of age and above without any learning
• disability.
• The key informants will be a close family member or immediate friend.
• Only suicides took place in 2019 to September 2021.

Exclusion Criteria:

• If contact was deemed to pose a risk to the safety of the researcher (likely intoxication; history of or potential for violence).
• Informants who are not willing to give written informed consent will be excluded from the study.
• Informants who are taking any psychological help in the past and present will be excluded from the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Case-Control
• Time Perspectives: Retrospective

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Case; Case (Fatal Suicide)
Control; Control (Non-Fatal Suicidal Behavior)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The Semi-structured Interview for Psychological Autopsy	American Association of Suicidology Semi-Structured Interview for Psychological Autopsy	Upto 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Tamkeen Saleem
• Collaborators: University of Warwick; University of Leicester; The American Association of Suicidology
• Investigators: Study Chair: Dr Tamkeen Saleem, PhD, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan; Study Chair: Dr Michelle O'Reilly, PhD, University of Leicester and Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Study Chair: Dr Domenico Giacco, PhD, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 14, 2021
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): February 25, 2022
• Study Completion (Anticipated): March 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 25, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 16, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): October 28, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 28, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 16, 2021
• Last Verified: October 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Controls; Cases
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Self-Injurious Behavior; Suicide; Suicide, Completed
• Other Study ID Numbers: AAS-ATV-PAS

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No