Pragmatic randomized controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of two-way Caring Contacts text messages vs. one-way Caring Contacts text messages vs. enhanced usual care for suicide prevention in adults and adolescents.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
854
Text message version of Motto's Caring Contacts intervention. The study will compare two versions of text-based Caring Contacts: two-way messages, to which participants can respond to receive text-based support from follow-up specialists, and one-way text messages, to which participants cannot respond.
St. Luke's Health System
Boise, Idaho, United States
Suicidal behavior
Measured using the Harkavy-Asnis Suicide Scale (HASS) Active Suicidal Behavior Sub-Scale. The HASS has been validated for self-report, with strong psychometric properties in adolescents and adults. This measure asks about the frequency of suicide attempt planning, and actual and aborted/interrupted suicide attempts. Participants respond using the Likert scale response options used by Asarnow et al.'s validation study, modified to fit the survey time period (past six months at baseline/12-month outcome surveys, and past 3 months for 3- and 6-month outcome surveys). Each HASS sub-scale is scored separately by summing the response values. Scores on the Active Suicidal Behavior Sub-Scale range from 0 - 20, with higher scores corresponding to higher suicide risk. The primary outcome will be the cumulative risk of suicidal behavior assessed using area under the curve of the HASS scores over the 12-month study period.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Suicide attempts
Suicide attempts will be measured using the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), which is valid for adolescents and adults.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Suicide ideation
Suicidal ideation will be measured using the Passive Suicidal Ideation Subscale of the Harkavy-Asnis Suicide Scale (HASS), which includes 12 items. Scores on the Passive Suicidal Ideation Sub-Scale range from 0 - 48, with higher scores corresponding to higher suicide risk.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Suicide-related Emergency Department (ED) utilization and hospitalization
Suicide-related ED utilization and hospitalization will be assessed by self-report and using electronic medical records. Reason for visit/diagnoses may be reviewed in electronic medical records for any inpatient or outpatient encounters that occur during the study period.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
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Outpatient mental health treatment
Outpatient mental health treatment will be self-reported and assessed using electronic medical records. Reason for visit/diagnoses may be reviewed in electronic medical records for any inpatient or outpatient encounters that occur during the study period.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months