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Suicidal and Self-injurious BehaviourNCT01342809

Follow up by General Practitioner After Self-poisoning

A study testing Follow up in people with Suicidal and Self-injurious Behaviour, run by Oslo University Hospital at 1 site in Norway.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The study hypothesis is that follow up from general practitioner after hospitalization for self poisoning will decrease suicidal behaviour. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Suicidal and Self-injurious Behaviour
What is being tested?
Follow up
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
202 participants
Where
1 siteNorway
Study dates
Nov 2009to May 2014
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Self Poisoning (according to the WHO definition)
  • Ability to fill out questionnaire

Who cannot join

  • Hospitalization into psychiatric ward
  • Unknown address or ID
  • Not registered with General Practitioner
  • If institutionalized or in jail.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Norway1 site
  • Oslo University Hospital

    Oslo, Oslo, 0424

Other trials in Norway

About this study

Official title: Follow up After Self-poisoning by General Practitioner- a Randomised Clinical Trial

The study hypothesis is that follow up from general practitioner after hospitalization for self poisoning will decrease suicidal behaviour.

Read the detailed description

Patients hospitalized after an episode of self poisoning will be randomly assigned into intervention an control groups. The intervention is close follow up by general practitioner six months. Both groups will receive treatment as usual.

Being tested
Follow up
Keywords
Depression, Hopelessness, Suicidal ideation
Medical subject headings
Self-Injurious Behavior, Depression, Suicidal Ideation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Follow upBehavioural

    Also called General Practitioner

    Follow up, consultations with general practitioner, written guidelines, supervision.

Study groups in NCT01342809
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Follow upExperimentalClose follow up from written guidelines, supervision provided.
Receives: Behavioral: Follow up
Usual TreatmentNo interventionNot described

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Suicidal behaviour

    Beck Cepression Inventory, Beck Hopelessness scale, Beck Suicide Ideation Scale

    Measured: 3 and 6 months

  2. Suicidal behaviour

    Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Hopelessness scale, Beck Suicide Ideation Scale

    Measured: 3 and 6 months

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Treatment

    Contacts with GP, and health care services, satisfaction with treatment GP (EUROPEP)

    Measured: 3 and 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Apr 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2009
  3. Primary completionNov 2013
  4. Study completionMay 2014

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
202 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01342809
Sponsor's protocol ID
S-08708b
Status last verified
May 2014
First submitted
18 Apr 2011
Last updated
7 May 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Witt KG, Hetrick SE, Rajaram G, Hazell P, Taylor Salisbury TL, Townsend E, Hawton K. Psychosocial interventions for self-harm in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Apr 22;4(4):CD013668. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013668.pub2.

    PubMed 33884617
  • Storebo OJ, Stoffers-Winterling JM, Vollm BA, Kongerslev MT, Mattivi JT, Jorgensen MS, Faltinsen E, Todorovac A, Sales CP, Callesen HE, Lieb K, Simonsen E. Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 May 4;5(5):CD012955. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012955.pub2.

    PubMed 32368793
  • Grimholt TK, Jacobsen D, Haavet OR, Sandvik L, Jorgensen T, Norheim AB, Ekeberg O. Effect of Systematic Follow-Up by General Practitioners after Deliberate Self-Poisoning: A Randomised Controlled Trial. PLoS One. 2015 Dec 2;10(12):e0143934. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143934. eCollection 2015.

    PubMed 26629812
  • Grimholt TK, Jacobsen D, Haavet OR, Sandvik L, Jorgensen T, Norheim AB, Ekeberg O. Structured follow-up by general practitioners after deliberate self-poisoning: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry. 2015 Oct 14;15:245. doi: 10.1186/s12888-015-0635-2.

    PubMed 26467530

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Follow up in people with Suicidal and Self-injurious Behaviour, run by Oslo University Hospital at 1 site in Norway.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 May 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Norway. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Suicidal behaviour (time frame: 3 and 6 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01342809, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 May 2014.

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