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Suicide Prevention Among Substance Abusing Homeless Youth

NCT02576834 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2019-09-03

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Summary

The literature is characterized by a dearth of information on interventions for homeless youth, and no suicide prevention intervention has been tested with these youth. Such focus is critical as suicide is the leading cause of death among homeless youth. Therefore, this study seeks to address this gap in the research literature with the goal to identify an effective strategy to intervene in suicide ideation in this population.

Conditions

  • Suicide

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention

10 sessions of cognitive therapy for suicide prevention provided, along with optional 9 booster sessions + SAU

OTHER

Services as Usual

Services as usually provided in the community

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Ohio State University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
24 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-07-31
Primary Completion
2017-12-31
Completion
2018-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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