Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0079102564
Study information
Scientific title
Randomised controlled trial of a telephone support 'help card' versus usual care for self harm (SH) patients: effects on repetition
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Does presenting a 'help card' with details of relevant telephone support/advice to self harm patients alter the rate of self harm repetition?
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Self harm
Intervention
Card versus treatment as usual
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Repetition of deliberate self harm (identified) by 6 months.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/08/2000
Overall trial end date
01/01/2006
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Patients presenting with deliberate self harm to a district general hospital and subsequently seen by members of a specialist self harm service are randomised to receive a card versus treatment as usual. Criteria are adulthood and valid consent.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/08/2000
Recruitment end date
01/01/2006
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Wonford House Hospital
Exeter
EX2 5AF
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Devon Partnership NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary