MYPLAN -mobile phone application to manage crisis of persons at risk of suicide: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persons with a past episode of self-harm or severe suicidal ideation are at elevated risk of self-harm as well as dying by suicide. It is well established that suicidal ideation fluctuates over time. Previous studies have shown that a personal safety plan can assist in providing support, when a person experiences suicide ideation, and help seeking professional assistance if needed. The aim of the trial is to determine whether a newly developed safety mobile app is more effective in reducing suicide ideation and other symptoms, compared to a safety plan on paper.

Methods/design

The trial is designed as a two-arm, observer-blinded, parallel-group randomized clinical superiority trial, where participants will either receive: (1) Experimental intervention: the safety

SUBMITTER: Andreasson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5387214 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature