Effectiveness Trial of Youth Suicide Prevention Delivered by Teen Peer Leaders
NCT ID: NCT02043093
Last Updated: 2017-01-05
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
17603 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2010-08-31
2016-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The active intervention period in each cohort will span approximately 16 months to test the impact on the school population of Sources of Strength training and messaging steps over two school years, which is the optimal time-period for this intervention. Schools assigned to the Wait List Condition will receive training and begin program implementation in the fall of the third school year, and investigators will provide those schools with training and technical assistance to complete the intervention over 16 months, fully comparable to the early intervention schools.
To assess outcomes of suicide attempts, hypothesized mechanisms of intervention impact (coping norms and practices, connections with adults and peers), and mental health and behavioral risk factors, investigators will conduct a baseline and 3 repeated surveys of the student population in each school using surveys. The investigators have successfully employed this strategy previously to test Sources of Strength in 12 high schools in New York and North Dakota and attained high rates of participation, commensurate to or higher than other studies evaluating screening or other community suicide prevention strategies. Baseline surveys (B) will be administered to all students in schools in both conditions before the intervention begins in any school. The next survey administrations will occur at the end of the first school year (6 months, T1), the beginning of the next school year (12 months, T2), and end of the second school year (18 months, T3). Investigators will provide full training and support for those cohort 3 control schools to complete their intervention. In addition, social network data (close friend nominations, trusted adults named) will be collected across all schools to determine network mediators of intervention effects.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Waiting
Surveys are administered to school students and staff, but Sources of Strength program is not implemented until the school year following two years of survey participation
No interventions assigned to this group
Intervention
School receives Sources of Strength Peer Leader training and implementation for two school years, beginning in fall of enrollment year. Peer leaders are actively implementing program across two school years. Students and school staff participate in surveys across the two implementing school years.
Sources of Strength
Sources of Strength (http://www.sourcesofstrength.com/) has three phases:
1. Introduction to school and community partners. Staff advisors for the program are identified and trained.
2. A standard process is used for nominating student peer leaders, who are trained through a 4-hour interactive workshop. A major focus is on increasing knowledge of 'sources of strength' and skills for increasing use of those resources for themselves and other students.
3. Peer Leaders plan and conduct messaging with Adult Advisor mentoring. A school-wide messaging phase involves presentations; media campaigns through posters, public service announcements, videos.
Interventions
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Sources of Strength
Sources of Strength (http://www.sourcesofstrength.com/) has three phases:
1. Introduction to school and community partners. Staff advisors for the program are identified and trained.
2. A standard process is used for nominating student peer leaders, who are trained through a 4-hour interactive workshop. A major focus is on increasing knowledge of 'sources of strength' and skills for increasing use of those resources for themselves and other students.
3. Peer Leaders plan and conduct messaging with Adult Advisor mentoring. A school-wide messaging phase involves presentations; media campaigns through posters, public service announcements, videos.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* parent declines permission
13 Years
20 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIH
Columbia University
OTHER
Northwestern University
OTHER
University of Southern California
OTHER
University of Rochester
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Peter Wyman
Professor
Principal Investigators
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Peter A Wyman, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Rochester
Locations
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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States
Countries
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References
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Wyman PA, Brown CH, LoMurray M, Schmeelk-Cone K, Petrova M, Yu Q, Walsh E, Tu X, Wang W. An outcome evaluation of the Sources of Strength suicide prevention program delivered by adolescent peer leaders in high schools. Am J Public Health. 2010 Sep;100(9):1653-61. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.190025. Epub 2010 Jul 15.
Schmeelk-Cone K, Pisani AR, Petrova M, Wyman PA. Three scales assessing high school students' attitudes and perceived norms about seeking adult help for distress and suicide concerns. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2012 Apr;42(2):157-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00079.x. Epub 2012 Feb 10.
Pisani AR, Schmeelk-Cone K, Gunzler D, Petrova M, Goldston DB, Tu X, Wyman PA. Associations between suicidal high school students' help-seeking and their attitudes and perceptions of social environment. J Youth Adolesc. 2012 Oct;41(10):1312-24. doi: 10.1007/s10964-012-9766-7. Epub 2012 May 6.
Brown CH, Wyman PA, Guo J, Pena J. Dynamic wait-listed designs for randomized trials: new designs for prevention of youth suicide. Clin Trials. 2006;3(3):259-71. doi: 10.1191/1740774506cn152oa.
Pisani AR, Wyman PA, Petrova M, Schmeelk-Cone K, Goldston DB, Xia Y, Gould MS. Emotion regulation difficulties, youth-adult relationships, and suicide attempts among high school students in underserved communities. J Youth Adolesc. 2013 Jun;42(6):807-20. doi: 10.1007/s10964-012-9884-2. Epub 2012 Dec 18.
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