Evaluation of a School-Based Training Program for Suicide Prevention

NCT ID: NCT00118443

Last Updated: 2013-06-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

50000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-03-31

Study Completion Date

2006-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study will determine whether a training program designed to help school staff members identify adolescents at risk for suicide will increase the number of students who are referred to mental health services.

Detailed Description

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The rate of suicide among adolescents has significantly increased in recent years. Psychiatric disorders are often associated with increased suicide risk; therefore, the ability to identify adolescents with signs of depression and other psychiatric conditions is clear. This study will determine the effectiveness of a suicide prevention training program called Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) in increasing the number of potentially suicidal adolescents who are referred to mental health services. The training is designed to help school staff recognize signs that a student may be suicidal, provide tips on how to question students about any suicidal thoughts they may have, and provide techniques to persuade students to seek suicide prevention help.

School staff will be randomly assigned to either receive QPR training for 2 years starting immediately or be placed on a waiting list for later training. The rates of referral to the school district's prevention/intervention centers will be used to assess the effectiveness of QPR training. In addition, the impact of QPR training on school staff members' knowledge and attitudes about intervening with at-risk students will be assessed through surveys at four time points over the 2-year study duration with a randomly selected portion of staff in the 32 participating schools. Surveys completed by randomly selected 8th and 10th grade students will also be used to determine whether the intervention is effective in reducing suicidal thoughts or attempts.

Study hypothesis: More students in schools that have Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR)-trained staff will be referred for a mental health evaluation than in schools without QPR-trained staff.

Conditions

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Suicide

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Currently working as a staff member in Cobb County school district


* Parent or guardian willing to provide informed consent
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Rochester

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of Rochester Medical Center

Principal Investigators

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Peter Wyman, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Rochester

Locations

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Cobb County School District

Marietta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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R34MH071189

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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DSIR 82-SEDR

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

R34MH071189

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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