Implementing a nurse-led safety planning intervention in emergency departments to prevent suicide reattempts: a stepped-wedge randomized controlled trial protocol (French multicentre randomized controlled trial with a stepped-wedge design)
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Study Protocol
Abstract: Suicide prevention is a worldwide challenge, and an emergency department (ED) visit is a key moment to prevent subsequent suicide risk. Previous studies reported the effectiveness of safety plan interventions (SPI), which are recommended by the suicide prevention resource centre and various health ministries. The safety plan encompasses a range of strategies to prevent and manage suicidal thoughts and actions. Our study (PROTECT) aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the SPI before patient discharged after suicide attempt by nurses and other health care professionals in the ED. Secondly, we will examine the implementation of the intervention among healthcare professionals and patients. The primary outcome is the reduction of suicidal behavior at six months, including suicide reattempts and death by suicide, after the index suicide attempt in patients who received the SPI compared to those who received the practices as usual. The effectiveness of the SPI will be evaluated through a multicenter stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial. 2,387 people who have attempted suicide will be identified in 20 EDs and will first be observed during a control phase. The control group (observation phase) is defined by the administration of usual practices, which include the suicidal recontact program (Vigilans) combined with specialized follow-up tailored to each patient. Initially, the research teams will train emergency professionals in the use of the SPI (transition phase). Finally, an intervention phase will be activated during which the SPI will be implemented in addition to practices as usual. PROTECT is the first study to largely evaluate the effectiveness of the SPI and is the first ongoing study with a large number of included participants and participating centres. Significant findings may aid in the adoption of novel nursing care approaches to prevent suicide reattempts in the ED. The present trial has been registered on the ClinicalTrials.gov database (NCT05609487) since 8 November 2022.
Source: BMC Nursing
Authors: Benoit Chalancon, Julie Haesebaert, Aurélie Vacher, Maxime Vieux, Louis Simon, Fabien Subtil, Cyrille Colin, Emmanuel Poulet, Edouard Leaune, Investigator Associates, Sarah Almeida, Olivia Barasino, Marine Benoist, Pauline Boudin, Elodie Bastard, Marion Bussière Lheureux, Julia Dalmont, Damien Denes, Florence Dubois, Pierrick Duchemin, Evan Durand, Priscilla Evo, Charlotte Folin, Gaël Fouldrin, Maxime Freton, Pierre Gérard, Alain Gil, Pauline Guillemet-Senkel, Arthur Hauray, Julien Heros, Baptiste Lallement, Clément Lefort, Dewi Le Gal, Anne Lelandais, Emmanuel Léger, Romain Leperchois, Clémence Marchand, Pauline Mascarel, Gabrielle Mugnier, Claire Paturaux, Jérôme Petit, Paul Roux, Fazna Ruttee, Carole Saludas, Mélodie Supera, Brice Terrolles, Audrey Touvenot, Maëva Turpin, Laure Varin, Anaïs Vandevelde, Rémy Chapelle, Elise Cléva, Caroline Damasceno, Josselin Guyodo, Judith Leblanc, Erwann Nouvel, Romain Perot, Gilles Robic, Tamara Vernet
Institutions: Lyon 1 Université, Inserm, Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, Research on healthcare performance, Health Services and Performance Research Laboratory, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, GHU Paris psychiatrie & neurosciences, Centre Hospitalier de Béziers, Centre Hospitalier de Fougères, Centre Hospitalier d'Arras, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rouen, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne, Centre Hospitalier du Rouvray, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Hôpital Paris Saint-Joseph, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen Normandie, Centre Hospitalier Saint-Nazaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Clermont-Ferrand, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Reims, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Université Paris-Saclay, Centre de recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Institut Pierre Louis d‘Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,090
OpenAlex ID: W4410505281