Short Message System (SMS) for Caregivers of Suicidal Patients to Prevent Recidivism of Suicide Attempts

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03069560

Acronym

C-SIAM

Enrollment

Registered

2017-03-03

Start date

2017-07-19

Completion date

2019-08-08

Last updated

2025-12-03

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Conditions

Prevention of the Suicide

Keywords

suicide attempt, SMS monitoring, Phone, Prevention control, tertiary healthcare

Brief summary

Assessment of the feasibility of a monitoring device by SMS in which messages are sent by the caregiver after a suicidal act.

Interventions

DEVICESMS

SMS contact from the caregiver with patient after discharge in intervention group

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Male or female, over 18 years of age and hospitalized; * Survivor of a suicide attempt; * Giving informed, dated and signed consent; * Can be reached by mobile phone. The study is proposed to all adult suicides and to the patient's designated caregiver, meeting the inclusion criteria.

Exclusion criteria

* Patient whose clinical condition is incompatible with the formulation of his non-opposition. * The patient and his / her caregiver shall not be afforded a protective justice measure.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Measurement of the feasibility of the device by the patient according to a validated questionnaire	6 months	The primary endpoint is the measurement of the feasibility of the device by the patient based on a validated questionnaire. This evaluation will take place during the medical interview that will close the study participation.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The questionnaire measuring the feasibility for the caregiver of such a device	6 months	A questionnaire will be provided to the caregiver to measure the feasibility of such a device
Questionnaires on the acceptability of patients and caregivers in relation to the use of this type of monitoring device	6 months	Acceptability questionnaires will be provided to patients and caregivers in relation to the use of this type of monitoring device
Qualitative analysis of messages sent to patients during the study.	6 months	A qualitative analysis of the messages addressed to the patients during the study will be carried out.

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026