Effectiveness of a Family-Based Intervention for Adolescent Suicide Attempters (The SAFETY Study)

NCT00692302 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2025-03-30

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Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of an individually tailored suicide prevention treatment program called SAFETY in reducing suicide and suicide attempts in adolescents.

Conditions

  • Suicide

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

SAFETY

Participants will receive a family-based cognitive behavioral therapy intervention called SAFETY for 12 weeks. The SAFETY intervention is an individually tailored intervention strategy that integrates (1) family- and community-based interventions aimed at mobilizing family and community networks that support youth safety, adaptive behavior, and reasons for living; (2) cognitive behavioral treatment modules that focus on decreasing suicidality and preventing repeat suicide attempts; and (3) an individualized care linkage strategy that links youth to needed services and resources.

BEHAVIORAL

Enhanced usual care

Enhanced usual care will include treatment as usual enhanced by study support.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Joan R. Asarnow, PhD · University of California, Los Angeles

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-03-31
Primary Completion
2016-02-29
Completion
2019-10-18

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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