Effectiveness and Implementation of a Clinician Decision Support System to Prevent Suicidal Behaviors
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult status (≥18 years-old); * Willing to provide an email address; * Presentation at the APS Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to understand the study procedures and provide informed consent such as those with gross cognitive impairment (including florid psychosis), intellectual disability, dementia, acute intoxication, or the presence of extremely agitated or violent behavior * Decisions about inclusion/exclusion criteria will be made by the emergency department providers on duty at the time. These broad inclusion criteria maximize the clinical applicability of obtained results while the exclusion criteria ensure the ethical principle of respect for persons.
About the study
The primary aim of this project are to evaluate a comprehensive, practice-ready, and deployment-focused strategy for improving the prediction and prevention of suicide attempts among a sample of 4,000 patients presenting to an ED with a psychiatric concern. The first aim is to evaluate the effects of providing information about risk of patient suicidal behavior to ED clinicians. The investigators hypothesize that patients randomly assigned to have their clinician receive their risk score will have a lower rate of suicide attempts during 6-month follow-up and that this effect will be mediated by changes in clinician decision-making.
What is being tested
- Clinician Decision Support Tool (diagnostic test)
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital · Participants: 4,000 · Started: Feb 25, 2025
Contact the study team
- Matthew Nock, PhD · Phone: 617-496-4484
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05671133
Locations in the U.S.
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.