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NCT Number: NCT02900989

Validation of the French Version of Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) in Adolescents Managed in Pediatric Emergency Unit

The ASQ-Fr study aims at validating the French version of Ask Suicide-Screening Questions composed of 5 items in adolescents managed in pediatric emergency department. Therefore, use of this brief valid screening instrument could assess the risk for suicide in pediatric patients and then improve the prevention of suicidal tendencies in this population.

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Key information

Conditions

Suicidal Ideation Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Self-Injurious Behavior Suicide

Age range

10 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion

Saint-Pierre, 97448, France

About this study

ASQ-Fr is a prospective, cross-sectional instrument-validation study evaluated 5 candidate screening questions assessing suicide risk in adolescents between 10 and 18 years of age managed in two urban, pediatric emergency departments associated with tertiary care hospitals.

ASQ-Fr questionnaire is conducted by a psychologist before or after the French version of the SIQ/SIQ Junior (Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire), depending on the randomisation in the unit. SIQ is composed of 30 items and valid for adolescents aged 15 years or more. SIQ Junior is composed of 15 items and valid for children up to 14 years old.

Questionnaires are followed by an interview in adolescents and parents separately by the psychologist to evaluate perceptions, feasibility and acceptability of questionnaires.

It is planned a convenience sample of 200 patients aged 10 to 18 years who presented with either medical or surgical chief concerns to the emergency department.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • patient with informed consent of adolescents and at least one of parents or a guardian
  • patient with social protection cover
  • in adequation with emergency management

Exclusion criteria

  • patients with mental disorder
  • minor without parent/gardian at the emergency unit

Treatment and study plan

Suicide screening

Behavioral

Patients of the emergency unit usually do not pass this kind of questionnaire in the absence of warning signs. Then it could result in adverse effects on behavior and ideation.

The study had to be declared as an interventional study according to French law.

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of adolescents detected at suicide risk by the French version of Ask Suicide-Screening Questions and by the SIQ or SIQ Junior

    Time frame: 6 months

    Adolescents are interviewed by the psychologist who administer SIQ/SIQ Junior questionnaire then ASQ or the opposite according to the randomisation process

Secondary outcomes

  1. Type and proportion of answers about perceptions by parents of a questionnaire on suicidal ideation conducted in their child

    Time frame: 6 months

    Questionnaires are followed by an interview in adolescents and parents separately by the psychologist

  2. Type and proportion of answers about perceptions by adolescent of the questionnaires

    Time frame: 6 months

    Questionnaires are followed by an interview in adolescents and parents separately by the psychologist

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Etude de Validation de la Version française d'un Questionnaire " Ask Suicide-Screening Questions " (ASQ) Dans Une Population de Patients Adolescents Pris en Charge en unité d'Urgences pédiatriques

Acronym: ASQ-Fr

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Sep 15, 2016
Registry last updated
Jul 11, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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