Case Control Psychological Autopsy of Suicide

Sponsor

Tamkeen Saleem (Other)

Overall Status

Enrolling by invitation

CT.gov ID

NCT05097690

Collaborator

University of Leicester (Other), University of Warwick (Other), The American Association of Suicidology (Other)

Enrollment

Location

5.5

Anticipated Duration (Months)

9.1

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide, and identifying risk factors has been considered as the key initiative of suicide prevention. Considering that, the study aimed to explore the factors leading towards suicide in Pakistan through Case-Control Psychological Autopsy of Suicide. Also, the study aimed to Translate, Adapt and Validate American Association of Suicidology (AAS) Semi-Structured Interview for Psychological Autopsy (Generic Version, 2018).

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Suicide Fatal Suicide Non Fatal Suicidal Behavior

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Anticipated Enrollment :

50 participants

Observational Model:

Case-Control

Time Perspective:

Retrospective

Official Title:

Psychological Autopsy: An Investigation to Explore Antecedents, Sequelae and Causes of Case Control Suicide Equivocal Behavior

Actual Study Start Date :

Oct 14, 2021

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Feb 25, 2022

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Mar 30, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Case Case (Fatal Suicide)
Control Control (Non-Fatal Suicidal Behavior)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

The Semi-structured Interview for Psychological Autopsy [Upto 6 months]
American Association of Suicidology Semi-Structured Interview for Psychological Autopsy

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

10 Years to 35 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

The age of the deceased by suicide and living controls will range from 10 to 35 years.
The key informants will be of 18 years of age and above without any learning
disability.
The key informants will be a close family member or immediate friend.
Only suicides took place in 2019 to September 2021.

Exclusion Criteria:

If contact was deemed to pose a risk to the safety of the researcher (likely intoxication; history of or potential for violence).
Informants who are not willing to give written informed consent will be excluded from the study.
Informants who are taking any psychological help in the past and present will be excluded from the study.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	International Islamic University, Islamabad Pakistan	Islamabad	Capital	Pakistan	44000

Sponsors and Collaborators

Tamkeen Saleem
University of Leicester
University of Warwick
The American Association of Suicidology

Investigators

Study Chair: Dr Tamkeen Saleem, PhD, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Study Chair: Dr Michelle O'Reilly, PhD, University of Leicester and Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Study Chair: Dr Domenico Giacco, PhD, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick