N/A
N=30
Written vs Electronic Safety Planning Study
Suicidal Ideation · Suicide Attempt · Mental Health
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04026308 ↗Enrolled (actual)
30
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Aug 2021
Primary outcome: Primary: Acceptability of Intervention — 14; 16 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Safety Net App (Other)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
- Primary completion
- Dec 2020
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Acceptability of Intervention |
14; 16 | — |
| PRIMARY Length of Stay |
250; 288 | — |
| PRIMARY Satisfaction With Safety Planning |
5.29; 5.31 | — |
Summary
Safety planning is a brief, ED-feasible intervention which has been demonstrated to save lives and has been universally recommended by every recent expert consensus panel on suicide prevention strategies. In one popular version of the safety plan developed by Stanley et al, the patient is encouraged to write out the following items: identifying personal signs of a crisis; helpful internal coping strategies; social contacts or settings which may distract from a crisis; using family members or friends for help when in crisis; mental health professionals who can be contacted when in crisis; and restricting access to lethal means.
This study aims to find out how valuable an electronic safety plan is compared to a traditional paper safety plan. People who are visiting the emergency department for thoughts of self-harm will be asked to participate.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients presenting for suicidal ideation (SI) or after a suicide attempt to the UAMS ED
- Willingness to engage in safety planning with trained non-clinical staff
- Have not already filled out a safety plan at the current visit
Exclusion Criteria
- 89 years of age
- Incarcerated or in police custody
- Non-English-speaking or Non-English-writing (as translators will not be available for this study)
- Critically-ill (or appear to be critically-ill)
- Intoxicated with alcohol or other substance(s)
- ED staff objection to patient enrollment in study
- Unwilling or unable to complete the safety plan electronically
- Unwilling or unable to use a tablet device to complete the safety plan
- Unwilling or unable to show/email the safety plan to clinical and research staff
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04026308). 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.