Follow up by General Practitioner After Self-poisoning

May 6, 2014 updated by: Tine K. Grimholt, Oslo University Hospital

Follow up After Self-poisoning by General Practitioner- a Randomised Clinical Trial

The study hypothesis is that follow up from general practitioner after hospitalization for self poisoning will decrease suicidal behaviour.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Patients hospitalized after an episode of self poisoning will be randomly assigned into intervention an control groups. The intervention is close follow up by general practitioner six months. Both groups will receive treatment as usual.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

202

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

  • Norway
      • Oslo, Norway, 0424
        • Oslo 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

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Self Poisoning (according to the WHO definition)
  • Ability to fill out questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Hospitalization into psychiatric ward
  • Unknown address or ID
  • Not registered with General Practitioner
  • If institutionalized or in jail.

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Follow up
Close follow up from written guidelines, supervision provided.
Behavioral: Follow up
Follow up, consultations with general practitioner, written guidelines, supervision.
Other Names:
  • General Practitioner
No Intervention: Usual Treatment

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Suicidal behaviour
Time Frame: 3 and 6 months
Beck Cepression Inventory, Beck Hopelessness scale, Beck Suicide Ideation Scale
3 and 6 months
Suicidal behaviour
Time Frame: 3 and 6 months
Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Hopelessness scale, Beck Suicide Ideation Scale
3 and 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Treatment
Time Frame: 3 and 6 months
Contacts with GP, and health care services, satisfaction with treatment GP (EUROPEP)
3 and 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Oslo University Hospital

Collaborators

Diakonhjemmet Hospital
University Hospital, Akershus
Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 18, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 26, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

April 27, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 7, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 6, 2014

Last Verified

May 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • S-08708b

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