Suicide in People Aged 45-60: A Case-control Psychological Autopsy Study

Sponsor

University Ghent (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT03703128

Collaborator

Flemish Ministry of Welfare, Public Health, and Family, Belgium (Other)

Enrollment

Location

14.4

Actual Duration (Months)

6.8

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn about the possible causes of the negative trend in suicide rates in both males and females aged 45-60 in Flanders, Belgium. This will be carried out using a psychological autopsy study.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Suicide

Detailed Description

A case-control psychological autopsy study will be carried out to identify what risk factors are related to suicide in people aged 45-60. People close to the person who died by suicide (next of kin or close friends) will be interviewed. To increase the validity of our findings, a control group will also be interviewed. The control group will be someone who is very close to someone with mental health problems.

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Actual Enrollment :

97 participants

Observational Model:

Case-Control

Time Perspective:

Retrospective

Official Title:

Psychological Autopsy Study: A Case-control Research Into 45-60 Year Old Suicide Victims in Flanders, Belgium

Actual Study Start Date :

Sep 28, 2018

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Dec 9, 2019

Actual Study Completion Date :

Dec 9, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Informants of suicide victims Partners, children, parents, siblings, other relatives, peers or other informants of adults (aged 45-60 years) who received a definitive verdict of suicide in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium (Flanders). The suicide should have taken place more than 3 months ago and less than 5 years ago.
Control group Informants i.e., partners, children, parents, siblings, other relatives, peers or other informants of adults (aged 45-60 years) who have mental health problems.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

History of suicidal behaviour (presuicidal communication, method, intent) [baseline]
Exposure to suicidal behavior [baseline]
Sociodemographics [Baseline]
Living situation [Baseline]
Work situation [Baseline]
Religion [Baseline]
Interpersonal relationships (intimate, children, social contact, family) [Baseline]
Financial problems [Baseline]
Legal problems [Baseline]
Life events [Baseline]
Medical history [Baseline]
Psychiatric history [Baseline]
Psychiatric disorders [Baseline]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

close to suicide victim or person who has mental health problems
suicide victim or person with mental health problems was/is 45-60 years old
the suicide happened more than 3 months and less than 5 years ago

Exclusion Criteria:

not Dutch-speaking

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Unit for Suicide Research, Ghent University	Ghent		Belgium	9000

Sponsors and Collaborators

University Ghent
Flemish Ministry of Welfare, Public Health, and Family, Belgium

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Kees van Heeringen, MD, PhD, University Ghent

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

University Ghent

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT03703128

Other Study ID Numbers:

B670201836751

First Posted:

Oct 11, 2018

Last Update Posted:

Dec 6, 2021

Last Verified:

Dec 1, 2021

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by University Ghent

psychological autopsy

prevention

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Suicide

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Dec 6, 2021