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NCT Number: NCT07281729

Investigation on Risk Factors for Suicide Among Chinese Patients With Mood Disorders

Main research objective: Through questionnaire surveys, obtain the occurrence levels of self-harm/suicide behaviors, the status of acquired suicidal ability, and their correlations with self-harm/suicide behaviors among patients with mood disorders in mental specialty hospitals and general hospitals.

Main research purpose: (1) Conduct a comprehensive assessment and analysis of the occurrence of suicide/self-harm behaviors, the level of acquired suicidal ability, and their distribution among patients with mood disorders in China; (2) Compare the characteristics and acquired suicidal ability status of patients with mood disorders in mental specialty hospitals and general hospitals' psychological outpatient departments regarding suicide/self-harm behaviors; (3) From multiple dimensions, explore the influencing factors of self-harm/suicide behaviors and acquired suicidal ability in patients with mood disorders, form a list of suicide risk factors and clarify the key risk factors, establish a predictive model for acquired suicidal ability; (4) Through follow-up on whether patients have another occurrence of suicide behavior, clarify the impact of key risk factors on the occurrence of suicide behavior, and verify the effectiveness of the predictive model for acquired suicidal ability.

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Key information

Age range

16 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged between 16 and 60 years;Presenting at psychiatric hospital or psychological department of general hospital;Willing to cooperate and participate in this study;Informed consent is signed (with additional informed consent provided by guardian for adolescents);Meeting the diagnostic criteria for Mood Disorders as defined by ICD-11.

Exclusion criteria

  • Inable to comprehend the questionnaire content;Severe organic diseases (e.g., cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, hepatic, or renal impairments) and physically debilitated conditions influencing questionnaire completion;Other situations where participants are unable or unwilling to complete the questionnaire.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Suicidal behavior/suicide death questionnaire

    Time frame: 1 year

    The one-year follow-up work for 1000 patients (including the main center and 9 representative sub-centers) was completed. Suicidal behavior/suicide death was used as the primary outcome indicator. The follow-up was conducted once every 3 months (via offline interviews; if the patient was unable to come in person, telephone visits were considered), and the content included whether suicidal/self-harming behavior occurred, the current status, and the baseline part of the questionnaire, etc.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Shanghai Mental Health Center

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Dec 15, 2025
Registry last updated
Dec 15, 2025

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