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Suicide Prevention Public Service Announcements (PSAs) Targeting Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Suicide Prevention Public Service Announcements (PSAs) Targeting Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial - Videos on suicide prevention targeting adolescents

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00017405
Enrollment
346
Registered
2019-09-24
Start date
2019-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Suicidal ideation (Reasons for Living)

Interventions

Group 1: The study sample includes adolescents from the general population and a clinical sample, recruited from the department of child- and youth psychiatry of the Medical University of Vienna. Par

Sponsors

Medizinische Universität WienZentrum für Public HealthAbteilung für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
14 Years to 19 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 14-19 years of age, adolescents living in Austria, good knowledge of the German language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 19 years of age, insufficient knowledge of German language, IQ < 80, acute Psychosis, acute risk of harm to self or others no capacity for consent / no consent from parents

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Suicide ideation measured by the "Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents" (RFL-A, Osman et al., 1998; measured at T1, T2 & T3) (T1: bevore the intervention; T2: shortly after the intervention; T3: 4 weeks after the intervention)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Mood (Affective State Scale, Becker, 1988; measured at T1, T2 & T3) • Attitudes Toward Suicide (Cognitions Concerning Suicide Scale, Cwik et al., 2017; measured at T1, T2 & T3) • Stigma Toward Suicide (Stigma of Suicide Scale, Batterham et al., 2013; measured at T1, T2 & T3) • Help Seeking Behaviour (General Help Seeking Questionnaire, Wilson et al., 2005; measured at T1, T2 & T3) • Knowledge on Suicide (Revised Facts on Suicide Quiz, Voracek et al. 2008; measured at T1, T2 & T3) • Identification with the Protagonist (Identification Scale, Cohen, 2001; measured at T2) (T1: bevore the intervention; T2: shortly after the intervention; T3: 4 weeks after the intervention)

Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactMarlies Braun

Medizinische Universität Wien, Zentrum für Public Health, Abteilung für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, Unit Suizidforschung & Mental Health Promotion

marlies.braun@meduniwien.ac.at+43 1 40160 34889

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 20, 2026