Trial Outcomes & Findings for Participatory Research for Suicide Prevention in Autism (NCT NCT06552871)

Last Updated: 2026-01-26

Results Overview

Self-report measure of knowledge, skills, and actions to support suicide prevention for autistic people. This reported data is for the Knowledge \& Capacity scale of the Steps Toward Prevention - Autism Community Suicide Prevention measure. This scale inquires about how true eight statements are for the respondent currently on a 5-point scale (Definitely not true - Definitely true). Scores are averaged across the items (1-5 possible range). Higher numbers indicate greater knowledge and capacity for suicide prevention.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

Target enrollment

51 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Pre-intervention, post-intervention (approximately 2 months after baseline), and 3-months after intervention

Results posted on

2026-01-26

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure	FLAPS Assigned to the FLAPS intervention
Overall Study STARTED	51
Overall Study COMPLETED	49
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	2

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure	FLAPS Assigned to the FLAPS intervention
Overall Study Withdrawal by Subject	2

Baseline Characteristics

Participatory Research for Suicide Prevention in Autism

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	FLAPS n=51 Participants Assigned to the FLAPS intervention
Age, Customized Age · 18-29 years	8 Participants n=25 Participants
Age, Customized Age · 30-39 years	17 Participants n=25 Participants
Age, Customized Age · 40-49 years	14 Participants n=25 Participants
Age, Customized Age · 50-59 years	8 Participants n=25 Participants
Age, Customized Age · 60+ years	4 Participants n=25 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized Sex · Male	8 Participants n=25 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized Sex · Female	40 Participants n=25 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized Sex · Other/Choose not to respond	3 Participants n=25 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) American Indian or Alaska Native	0 Participants n=25 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Asian	0 Participants n=25 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0 Participants n=25 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Black or African American	3 Participants n=25 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) White	45 Participants n=25 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) More than one race	1 Participants n=25 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported	2 Participants n=25 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Hispanic or Latino	14 Participants n=25 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Not Hispanic or Latino	35 Participants n=25 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported	2 Participants n=25 Participants
Organization (anonymized) AA	1 Participants n=25 Participants
Organization (anonymized) AB	2 Participants n=25 Participants
Organization (anonymized) AC	9 Participants n=25 Participants
Organization (anonymized) AD	6 Participants n=25 Participants
Organization (anonymized) AE	4 Participants n=25 Participants
Organization (anonymized) BA	5 Participants n=25 Participants
Organization (anonymized) BB	1 Participants n=25 Participants
Organization (anonymized) BC	2 Participants n=25 Participants
Organization (anonymized) BD	1 Participants n=25 Participants
Organization (anonymized) CA	15 Participants n=25 Participants
Organization (anonymized) CB	5 Participants n=25 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Pre-intervention, post-intervention (approximately 2 months after baseline), and 3-months after intervention

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	FLAPS n=51 Participants Assigned to the FLAPS intervention
Steps Toward Prevention - Autism Community Suicide Prevention: Knowledge & Capacity Pre-study data: Knowledge & Capacity	3.98 Scores on a 5-point scale Standard Deviation 0.53
Steps Toward Prevention - Autism Community Suicide Prevention: Knowledge & Capacity Post-study data: Knowledge & Capacity	4.54 Scores on a 5-point scale Standard Deviation 0.54
Steps Toward Prevention - Autism Community Suicide Prevention: Knowledge & Capacity Follow-up data: Knowledge & Capacity	4.52 Scores on a 5-point scale Standard Deviation 0.56

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Pre-intervention, post-intervention (approximately 2 months after baseline), and 3-months after intervention

Population: When reporting means here, we report only those who completed the measures at each time point. For the multi-level statistical analyses, we applied baseline-observation-carried-forward to have a complete analysis including all participants. Baseline data for actions is only available for N=50 because one participant did not complete this section of the baseline questionnaire prior to study start.

Self-report measure of knowledge, skills, and actions to support suicide prevention for autistic people. This reported data is for the Actions scale of the Steps Toward Prevention - Autism Community Suicide Prevention measure. This inquires about how often the respondent has done twelve types of actions in the past month on a 5-point scale (Never - More than once a week). Scores are averaged across the items (1-5 possible range). Higher numbers indicate greater engagement in actions for suicide prevention.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	FLAPS n=50 Participants Assigned to the FLAPS intervention
Steps Toward Prevention - Autism Community Suicide Prevention: Actions Pre-study data: Actions	2.95 Scores on a 5-point scale Standard Deviation 0.93
Steps Toward Prevention - Autism Community Suicide Prevention: Actions Post-study data: Actions	3.55 Scores on a 5-point scale Standard Deviation 0.83
Steps Toward Prevention - Autism Community Suicide Prevention: Actions Follow-up data: Actions	3.53 Scores on a 5-point scale Standard Deviation 0.79

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Post intervention (approximately 2 months after baseline)

Population: Interviews were optional, not all participants chose to complete one.

Open-ended interview questions to understand additional outcomes that participants experienced that they attribute to the intervention.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	FLAPS n=18 Participants Assigned to the FLAPS intervention
Qualitative Interview Motivation in organization to take steps to reduce suicidality in the autistic population they serve · No evidence for this theme identified	0 Participants
Qualitative Interview Enhanced understanding about suicide among autistic people · Evidence for this theme in interview	17 Participants
Qualitative Interview Enhanced understanding about autism and working with autistic people · Evidence for this theme in interview	9 Participants
Qualitative Interview Enhanced understanding about autism and working with autistic people · No evidence for this theme identified	9 Participants
Qualitative Interview Enhanced understanding about suicide among autistic people · No evidence for this theme identified	1 Participants
Qualitative Interview Motivation in organization to take steps to reduce suicidality in the autistic population they serve · Evidence for this theme in interview	18 Participants

Adverse Events

No Monitoring

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Anne Kirby, Principal Investigator

University of Utah

Phone: 8015814248

Email: [email protected]

Results disclosure agreements

Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
Publication restrictions are in place