Can a quick brain test spot thinking problems in suicidal crisis?
NCT ID NCT03519802
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a simple thinking and memory test (called MoCA) can detect cognitive problems in people hospitalized for a suicidal crisis. Researchers enrolled 140 adults who were either having strong suicidal thoughts or had recently attempted suicide. The goal was to see how many scored below normal on the test and whether scores changed after hospitalization.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a simple cognitive test helps identify thinking problems during a suicidal crisis, potentially improving care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study, not a treatment trial. The results may not change clinical practice or apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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140 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2016
- Finished
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Mar 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
patients hospitalized for less than a week and presenting with a suicidal crisis
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Normal or corrected vision * Having understood the information not and having signed the form of consent * Being hospitalized for suicidal ideas (Score with inclusion at the level of Beck \> 3) or after a suicide attempt of less than one week. Exclusion criteria: * Pregnant woman and/or nursing * Diagnosed irrational pathology * Known proven intellectual deficiency * Patient whose physical or mental status does not allow to pass the tests of the study * Being under supervision or trusteeship or private of freedom or in emergency
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHRU,Hôpital Fontan
Lille, France
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