Brief psychotherapeutic interventions for suicide attempters

A randomized comparison of the brief ASSIP intervention vs. crisis counseling to prevent reattempting suicide

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN13464512

Enrollment

240

Registered

2016-10-20

Start date

2016-08-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-11-17

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Conditions

Suicide attempt (repeated) Mental and Behavioural Disorders Suicide attempt (repeated)

Interventions

Participants are randomised to one of two groups using the Research Randomizer-program (www.randomizer.org) in blocks of 30 patients. Group 1: Participants receive the manualised ASSIP brief psychoth

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Recent suicide attempt (SA) 2. Somatic treatment of SA in the Haartman or Malmi general hospital emergency room in Helsinki 3. Fluency in Finnish 4. Aged 18 years and over

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of psychotic features 2. Substance abuse or dependence hampering treatment participation.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Suicide attempt rate is measured by telephone interview over the course of the two year follow up.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Number of suicide attempts is measured by telephone interview over the course of the two year follow up 2. Severity of suicidal ideation is measured by using the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) by telephone interview over the course of the two year follow up 3. Use of psychiatric and other health care services is measured from the psychiatric and health care records of the City of Helsinki Services over the course of the two year follow up	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Number of suicide attempts is measured by telephone interview over the course of the two year follow up 2. Severity of suicidal ideation is measured by using the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) by telephone interview over the course of the two year follow up 3. Use of psychiatric and other health care services is measured from the psychiatric and health care records of the City of Helsinki Services over the course of the two year follow up

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Countries

Finland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 13, 2026