Trends in suicide rates during the Covid-19 pandemic quarantine

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00022536

Enrollment

500

Registered

2020-10-21

Start date

2020-06-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

X60-X84

Interventions

Group 1: It is an epidemiological study in which data are evaluated retrospectively. Data on suicide mortality are taken anonymously and aggregated from the official cause of death statistics and assi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 Years to 150 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: observational cohort study: no inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: observational cohort study: no exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary endpoint is the suicide rate (SR) of the studied population (suicides per 100,000 inhabitants). The cause of death "intentional self-injury" (corresponding to suicide) is assigned by the physicians performing the post-mortem examination. If the cause of death remains unclear, a forensic medical examination is ordered, the findings of which are used to determine the cause of death. Finally, the cause of death is determined by the public health department in an overall view of the findings and is then included in the cause of death statistics. The suicide rate corresponds to the total number of suicides in relation to the total population. It is investigated whether the SR during the COVID-19 quarantine months (year: 2020) in the total population differs from the SR outside the quarantine months (year: 2020). To avoid seasonal bias, the data are compared with the previous years 2010-2019.	—

Measure

Time frame

The primary endpoint is the suicide rate (SR) of the studied population (suicides per 100,000 inhabitants). The cause of death "intentional self-injury" (corresponding to suicide) is assigned by the physicians performing the post-mortem examination. If the cause of death remains unclear, a forensic medical examination is ordered, the findings of which are used to determine the cause of death. Finally, the cause of death is determined by the public health department in an overall view of the findings and is then included in the cause of death statistics. The suicide rate corresponds to the total number of suicides in relation to the total population. It is investigated whether the SR during the COVID-19 quarantine months (year: 2020) in the total population differs from the SR outside the quarantine months (year: 2020). To avoid seasonal bias, the data are compared with the previous years 2010-2019.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactDaniel Radeloff

Klinik für Psychiatrie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig*** observational cohort study: bei diesem Studiendesign ist keine Patientenrekrutierung vorgesehen ***

daniel.radeloff@medizin.uni-leipzig.de0341-97-24011

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026