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CompletedNCT03325478EVAREST2Updated Oct 30, 2017

Qualitative Assessment of the Brief Contact Intervention "Stay in Contact" in Suicide Prevention

An observational study in Suicide and Self-harm, sponsored by Central Hospital, Nancy, France. Completed at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-10-30.

Sponsored by Central Hospital, Nancy, France · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
60
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 52 studies in Suicide with a site in France — 15 open to participants now, 16 under way, none of them phase 3. Suicide · France.

Enrollment
12th of 16
60 · median 134
Started
2017
with 6 others
Observational
16 of 52
4 open now
Registered
21st of 52
by date
Lead sponsor
2 of 52
Central Hospital, Nancy, France

Among the 52 studies in Suicide with a site in France, this one is the 12th largest by enrollment of the 16 observational ones, is one of 7 that started in 2017, is one of 16 observational ones, and was the 21st registered.

By phase

52 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.

No phase36 · 11 open
Observationalthis study16 · 4 open

By the year they started

First in 2001; this study’s year is marked. 7 started in 2017.

Size and results

Median enrollment 134 across the 36 interventional studies, 134 across the 16 observational. Of the 29 that completed or were terminated, 0 (0%) have results posted.

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Study summary

Background: For 40 years, brief contact interventions (BCIs) have been presented as promising approaches in suicide prevention but patient's experiences of BCIs are less investigated.

Aim: Understand mechanisms of BCIs after suicide attempt, through patient's experience of a French BCI "Stay in contact" and assess its impact on seeking care during suicidal crisis.

Method:This is a single-center, non-interventional, prospective qualitative study using phone call interview on a BCI, 6 months after suicide attempt behavior.

Statistical analysis

Data were analyzed using statistical software (Version 9.4, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, North Carolina, USA). Chi-squared test was used to assess qualitative variables and t-test to evaluate quantitative variables, with p\<.05 considered significant.

Read the detailed description

The baseline interviews were conducted on the phone, on weekdays, during a mean time of 10 to 15minutes by a trained resident in psychiatry as the only interviewer. The interviewer didn't participate in patient's medical care nor in the follow-up interventions. The interviewer didn't look in patients file before conducted over the phone interviews and had only administrative information on the study subjects: first and last name, age, sex, phone number. The phone call interview wasn't considered as an intervention. Whenever the interviewer judged necessary that a patient needed more intensive treatment, the relevant referral to help was done.

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Conditions studied

  • Suicide and Self-harm
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

The "Stay in contact" program concerns patients admitted to the PED for suicide attempt and who agree to benefit from this BCI

Go through the criteria one by one — yes, no or not sure — and take the list to your doctor or the study team. Kept in this browser only.

Inclusion criteria

  • be male or female, be aged 18 or older, have a situation permitting follow-up contacts by phone.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • be placed under supervision by the law such as guardianship and curatorship, be incarcerated and refusing to participate to the BCI
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Study design

Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
60 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Interventions

  • OtherOver the phone interviews on the BCI "Stay in Contact"

    This study used phone call interviews on a BCI "Stay in Contact", 6 months after suicide attempt behavior.The questionnaire used for the interview of included suicide attempters was pilot tested to assess acceptability and feasibility of the study. It included 24 questions, which were based on literature's data.They covered seeking care and help items and assess the subjective quality appreciation of medical care in the PED and on the BCI.Closed-ended and multiple-choice questions were mixed. Included patients were informed that the questionnaire was anonymous and that seeking their views and feedbacks would help adjusting the implementation of follow-up interventions closer to their needs.The baseline interviews were conducted on the phone, on weekdays, during a mean time of 10 to 15minutes by a trained resident in psychiatry as the only interviewer.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. outpatients' experiences of the BCI "Stay in contact"

    to assess the outpatients' experiences of the BCI "Stay in contact" using an hetero questionnaire completed over the phone by patients who benefited from the BCI.

    Time frame: At the closure of the BCI Stay in contact, an average of 6 months after suicide attempt

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Study locations

1 site
  • Central Hospital
    Nancy, Lorraine 54100, France
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References and documents

Publications

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  • Milner A, Spittal MJ, Kapur N, Witt K, Pirkis J, Carter G. Mechanisms of brief contact interventions in clinical populations: a systematic review. BMC Psychiatry. 2016 Jun 8;16:194. doi: 10.1186/s12888-016-0896-4. PubMed 27277833 ↗
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Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from May 2017 to primary completion in Aug 2017, 3 months.

Of 35 non-industry observational studies under Suicide, half reached primary completion within 51 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 25 and three quarters within 93. This study's 3 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 37 studies reached it within 51 months; a quarter within 28 and three quarters within 93.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Oct 20, 2017
First posted
Oct 30, 2017
StartActual
May 18, 2017
Primary completionActual
Aug 31, 2017
CompletionActual
Aug 31, 2017
Last update
Oct 30, 2017
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 30, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03325478
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 30, 2017
Start date
May 18, 2017
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2017
Completion
Aug 31, 2017
Last update
Oct 30, 2017

Study contacts

Catherine Pichene
principal investigator · Psychiatric Emergency Departement, Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Fabienne Ligier
principal investigator · Psychiatric Emergency Departement, Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Sondos Abdalla
principal investigator · Psychiatric Emergency Departement, Central Hospital, Nancy, France

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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