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Caring Contacts: A Strength-based, Suicide Prevention Trial in 4 Native Communities

NCT02825771 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 711

Last updated 2024-07-30

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Summary

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for American Indians and Alaska Natives aged 18 years and older. This study will evaluate Caring Contacts, a low-cost, sustainable intervention for suicide prevention that sends caring messages to people at risk. The investigators will implement the intervention at four tribal sites, leveraging community strengths and values to address this tragic health disparity in an underserved minority population.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Caring Contacts Messages

Text messages expressing care and support are sent following initial meeting on the following schedule: next day, 6 weekly, 9 bi-weekly, 7 monthly; one each on birthday, holiday, and seasonal (total of 25)

BEHAVIORAL

Usual Care

Usual care consists of services available to the participant in their community to reduce their suicide risk and improve their behavioral health

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Washington

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Washington State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lonnie A Nelson, PhD · Washington State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-30
Primary Completion
2023-10-31
Completion
2025-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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