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Emergency room suicide prevention: can a simple safety plan save lives?

NCT ID NCT04230434

Symptom relief Sponsor: Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested a Safety Plan Intervention (SPI) for adults who came to the emergency department after a suicide attempt or with severe suicidal thoughts. The SPI is a 6-step counseling session that helps people recognize personal warning signs, find distractions, and list supportive contacts and professionals. Researchers wanted to see if this approach, already shown to help U.S. veterans, could work in a different real-world setting. The trial enrolled 58 participants and measured how often the plan was used and how satisfied patients were.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Safety Plan Intervention (a structured 6-step behavioral counseling session)
What this could lead to
If effective, this approach could become a standard, quick tool in emergency rooms to help people in crisis avoid future suicide attempts.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-site study with only 58 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention relies on patient engagement, which can vary.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

58 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Aug 2019

Finished

Feb 2020

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 100 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion criteria: 1. Suicide attempt or presence of severe suicidal ideation 2. Signed Informed Consent Form Exclusion criteria: 1. Less than 18 years old 2. Hospitalization in the Psychiatry Department 3. Inability to understand the Safety Planning Intervention Withdrawal criteria: 1\) Participant's decision to withdraw from the trial

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Suicidal Ideation Suicide Suicide Prevention Suicide, Attempted

As listed by the trial registrant

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Suicidal ideation Suicide Suicide, attempted

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • La Paz University Hospital

    Madrid, Madrid, 28029, Spain

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