INternet-based Programmes FOR the Prevention of Suicidal Ideation in MEDical Students

Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens, Bordeaux2,544 enrolled

Overview

Two programmes have been built to prevent suicidal ideation; one focuses on stress management based on cognitive and behavioural principles and the other on health promotion.

The main objective will be assessing their respective effectiveness on suicidal ideation (at least one occurrence over a 12-month period after the end of the intervention), through a randomized controlled trial, in medical students and interns.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

2,544

Conditions

Suicidal Ideation

Interventions

Videos and/or SMSOTHER

Participants assigned to one of the intervention programmes will watch videos on a website for two months then will receive SMSs for four months.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Being registered in the fourth year of medical studies or in the first year of residency (internship), as they appear as two critical periods over medical studies * Being registered in the i-Share cohort * 18 year-old and over * Speaking and reading French * Having given an informed consent * Ability to understand the type, the aims and the methodology of the study * Agreement for online clinical assessment * Having a mobile phone number and an e-mail address * To be beneficiary of a health insurance programme Exclusion Criteria: * Refusing to participate * Protective supervision: curatorship, guardianship

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier Charles PERRENS

Bordeaux, France

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Suicidal ideation observed at least at one of the three assessment contacts (6, 12, 18 months).

The electronic Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (e-CSSRS) will be used to investigate suicide ideation \& behaviors. Questionnaire was developped with NIMH support to screen \& quantify suicide risk using consecutive questions. No score is computed when using this scale. Questionnaire investigates suicide ideation using several questions (response yes/no): 1. Have you wish you were dead? 2. Have you actually had any thought of killing yourself? If 1 and/or 2 are answered "yes", 4 other questions are asked. For this study, suicide ideation will be considered as a "yes" answered to question 1 or 2.

Time frame: 18 months

Secondary Outcomes

Suicidal behaviour identified at least once after the intervention.

The electronic Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (e-CSSRS) will be used to investigate suicide ideation and behaviors. This questionnaire was developped with NIMH support to screen and quantify suicide risk using consecutive questions. No score is computed when using this scale. The questionnaire investigates also suicide behaviours using questions (response yes/no) on * actual attempt (have you made a suicide attempt? Have you done anything to harm yourself? have you done anything dangerous where you could have died?) * interrupted attempt * aborted or self-interrupted attempt * preparatory acts or behavior For the present study, suicide behavior will be considered as a "yes" to any of these 4 questions.

Time frame: 18 months

Central Contacts

MARIE TOURNIER, MD, Prof

CONTACT

05 56 56 17 71 mtournier@ch-perrens.fr

HELEN SAVARIEAU

CONTACT

05 56 56 35 56 hsavarieau@ch-perrens.fr

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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