Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Novel Personalized Mobile Intervention for Suicide - Randomized Trial
Suicide, Suicide and Self-harm, Suicide, Attempted
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Suicide
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Suicidal ideation and/or suicidal behavior in the past month verified by the C-SSRS
- Between the ages of 18 and 26
- English proficiency
- Comfortable with smartphone technology
- Deemed by the treatment team to be stable enough to complete study procedures
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current psychotic or manic symptoms severe enough to interfere with study procedures
Sites / Locations
- Butler Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Mobile Application to Prevent Suicide (MAPS)
Treatment As Usual + Ecological Momentary Assessment (TAU+EMA)
Participants receiving MAPS will receive the Safety Planning Intervention (SPI) which will be uploaded into the smartphone app. They will be prompted four times per day to complete a brief ecological momentary assessment "check-in" inquiring about their cognitions, affect, and behavior, including suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Based on these responses, they will be provided with coping strategies from their safety plans and from a database of coping strategies created by study staff. They will also have access to emergency phone numbers, the coping strategies database, and can communicate with their study clinician through a text-like interface in the app. They will receive this intervention for one month.
In the TAU+EMA condition, participants will receive the Safety Planning Intervention (SPI), and engage in psychiatric treatment as recommended in their discharge plan. They will receive ecological momentary assessment (EMA) prompts on the same schedule as participants in the MAPS condition (to control for attention and intervention effects resulting solely from responding to surveys) but they will not receive the MAPS intervention.