InforMed: INternet-based Programmes FOR the Prevention of Suicidal Ideation in MEDical Students
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Two programmes have been built to prevent suicidal ideation; one focuses on stress management based on cognitive and behavioural principles and the other on health promotion.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
The main objective will be assessing their respective effectiveness on suicidal ideation (at least one occurrence over a 12-month period after the end of the intervention), through a randomized controlled trial, in medical students and interns.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Intervention program - stress management program This intervention program on stress management is developed to prevent suicidal ideation in medical students and residents. |
Other: Videos and/or SMS
Participants assigned to one of the intervention programmes will watch videos on a website for two months then will receive SMSs for four months.
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| Active Comparator: Intervention program - health promotion program This intervention program on health promotion is developed to prevent suicidal ideation in medical students and residents. |
Other: Videos and/or SMS
Participants assigned to one of the intervention programmes will watch videos on a website for two months then will receive SMSs for four months.
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| Placebo Comparator: Control condition - general information Participants will receive weekly emails and SMSs, over the same periods of time, with general information about health except mental health, e.g. prevention of melanoma, dental care…. |
Other: Videos and/or SMS
Participants assigned to one of the intervention programmes will watch videos on a website for two months then will receive SMSs for four months.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Suicidal ideation observed at least at one of the three assessment contacts (6, 12, 18 months). [18 months]
The electronic Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (e-CSSRS) will be used to investigate suicide ideation & behaviors. Questionnaire was developped with NIMH support to screen & quantify suicide risk using consecutive questions. No score is computed when using this scale. Questionnaire investigates suicide ideation using several questions (response yes/no): Have you wish you were dead? Have you actually had any thought of killing yourself? If 1 and/or 2 are answered "yes", 4 other questions are asked. For this study, suicide ideation will be considered as a "yes" answered to question 1 or 2.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Suicidal behaviour identified at least once after the intervention. [18 months]
The electronic Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (e-CSSRS) will be used to investigate suicide ideation and behaviors. This questionnaire was developped with NIMH support to screen and quantify suicide risk using consecutive questions. No score is computed when using this scale. The questionnaire investigates also suicide behaviours using questions (response yes/no) on actual attempt (have you made a suicide attempt? Have you done anything to harm yourself? have you done anything dangerous where you could have died?) interrupted attempt aborted or self-interrupted attempt preparatory acts or behavior For the present study, suicide behavior will be considered as a "yes" to any of these 4 questions.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Being registered in the fourth year of medical studies or in the first year of residency (internship), as they appear as two critical periods over medical studies
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Being registered in the i-Share cohort
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18 year-old and over
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Speaking and reading French
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Having given an informed consent
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Ability to understand the type, the aims and the methodology of the study
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Agreement for online clinical assessment
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Having a mobile phone number and an e-mail address
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To be beneficiary of a health insurance programme
Exclusion Criteria:
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Refusing to participate
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Protective supervision: curatorship, guardianship
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Centre Hospitalier Charles PERRENS | Bordeaux | France | 33076 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens, Bordeaux
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: MARIE TOURNIER, MD, Prof, Centre Hospitalier CHARLES PERRENS
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- InforMed