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NCT07325474
Plan and Protect: Safety Planning for Teens in Rural Emergency Departments
Conditions: Suicide Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Sex: All
Ages: 12 Years – 17 Years
Healthy volunteers: No
Phase: NA
Enrollment: 550
Sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Location: Cheshire Medical Center Keene New Hampshire
Summary
The goal of this observational study is to determine whether implementing a culturally sensitive, tablet-based safety planning program called Plan \& Protect (P\&P) within rural emergency departments can improve home safety and reduce suicide risk in adolescents presenting with suicidality.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Will implementing P\&P increase caregiver-reported home safety (reduce access to firearms and unsafe medication storage) for adolescents 12-17 years old presenting to rural EDs with suicidal ideation, self-harm, or mental health crisis?
* Will implementing P\&P decrease adolescent-reported perceived suicide risk and related outcomes (e.g., suicide events, and attendance at follow-up mental healthcare)?
Researchers will compare outcomes for adolescents and caregivers receiving P\&P (implemented as the new standard of care at sites during the intervention periods) to those receiving usual care (prior to P\&P implementation at those hospitals) to see if P\&P increases home safety and decreases suicide risk and related healthcare utilization.
Participants will, if clinically appropriate:
* Complete the tablet-based P\&P modules during their ED visit
* Complete self-report measures at baseline, \~30 days, and \~3 months post-discharge
* A subset will also participate in semi-structured interviews
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria for children:
* 12-17 years of age (and their parent/caregiver(s))
* Ability to speak and complete surveys in English
* History of emergency department visit for suicidality, self-harm or mental health crisis
* Medically stable
Exclusion criteria for children:
* Cognitive or developmental delays that preclude program participation based on clinical team assessment
* Diagnosis of psychosis
* Primary diagnosis of an eating disorder
* Parent/guardian not able to provide consent in English
* Clinical team concern for patient or staff safety based upon active behavioral concerns
* Parent/guardian not available to provide consent (e.g youth is in child protective custody/ward of the state)
Inclusion criteria for parents/caregivers:
* Parent or caregiver of an eligible child
* 18 years old or older
* Ability to speak and complete surveys in English
Exclusion criteria for parents/caregivers:
-Inability to understand key aspects of the study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07325474). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.