N/A
N=52
Skills to Enhance Positive Affect in Suicidal Adolescents
Suicidal Ideation · Suicide, Attempted
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02130583 ↗Enrolled (actual)
52
Serious AEs
32.7%
Results posted
Jan 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Dot Probe Task — 1.56; -1.65; -1.48; 1.23 milliseconds — p=.034
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Positive Affect Skills Training (Behavioral); Treatment as Usual (Behavioral)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult · 12+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Brown University
- Primary completion
- Sep 2016
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Dot Probe Task |
1.56; -1.65; -1.48; 1.23; 6.88; -19.8 | .034 sig |
| PRIMARY Modified Differential Emotions Scale (Positive Emotions Sub-scale) |
1.97; 2.09; 1.95; 2.26; 1.98; 2.06 | — |
| PRIMARY Suicide Events |
2; 7; 5; 10 | — |
| SECONDARY Suicide Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ) |
100.04; 106.00; 51.71; 70.96; 47.81; 43.24 | — |
| SECONDARY Beck Depression Inventory |
27.88; 29.77; 11.56; 20.70; 11.88; 16.83 | — |
| SECONDARY Columbia Impairment Scale Parent Version |
25.79; 26.68; 17.33; 21.43; 13.82; 19.78 | — |
Summary
The prevalence of suicidal behaviors in adolescents remains unacceptably high and is a significant public health concern. The investigators propose a new treatment approach in which skills to increase positive emotions are taught to the most vulnerable at-risk adolescents, those admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit due to suicide risk. The investigators believe that teaching skills to increase positive emotions will lead to better problem-solving, increased social support, and other benefits which will serve as protective factors and decrease suicide risk.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- current hospital admission due to concern of suicide risk
- ability of patient to speak, read, and understand English sufficiently well to complete the procedures of the study
- living at home
Exclusion Criteria
- active psychotic disorder
- cognitive deficits that preclude full understanding of study materials
- adolescents who have become wards of the state and do not intend to return to the home of their biological or adoptive parents
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02130583). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.