Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
01EL0807
Study information
Scientific title
Suicide attempt rates and suicide prevention of women of Turkish origin in Berlin [Suizidversuchsraten und Suizidprävention bei Berliner Frauen mit türkischem Migrationshintergrund]
Acronym
SPIMig
Study hypothesis
Studies demonstrate that suicidality in female Turkish immigrants in some European countries is higher compared to native-born women of the same age. This indicates a demand for a better understanding of suicide in this group of the society, and, based on such knowledge, specific concepts for prevention.
Through a population-based multi-modal intervention project:
1. Suicide attempt rates can be reduced
2. The mental health service use of the target population will be increased
Ethics approval
Ethics Committee of Charite - University Medicine Berlin approved on the 30th June 2009 (ref: EA1/177/08)
Study design
Repeat cross-sectional controlled trial with a quasi-experimental design
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Prevention
Patient information sheet
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Condition
Suicide attempts
Intervention
In the intervention region (Berlin):
1. Public awareness campaign (duration: 6 months)
2. Telephone hotline in Turkish language for women in emotional crisis (duration: 9 months)
3. Training of key persons. These include teachers, social workers, general practitioners, health workers who are working with the target population (duaration: 6 months).
In the control region (Hamburg):
No intervention will take place.
Scientific contact details:
Principal investigator:
Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Heinz
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Campus Charité Mitte
Charitéplatz 1
10117 Berlin
Germany
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Presentation of a suicide attempts in the target population in one of the participating emergency rooms:
1. The diagnosis is based on the clinical evaluation of a physician
2. Suicide attempts are classified according to International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) criteria
Secondary outcome measures
In the population-based survey:
1. Changes in information about psychiatric health care services
2. Changes in mental health service use
Overall trial start date
01/07/2009
Overall trial end date
30/09/2011
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Women aged 18 years or older
2. City of residence in one of the study centres (Berlin, Hamburg)
3. Turkish migration background (including: 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation)
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Female
Target number of participants
132,500 (target population in Berlin)
Participant exclusion criteria
Does not meet inclusion criteria
Recruitment start date
01/07/2009
Recruitment end date
30/09/2011
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Trial participating centre
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Charité
Berlin
10117
Germany
Sponsor information
Organisation
German Centre for Aerospace (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.) (Germany)
Sponsor details
Heinrich-Konen-Strasse 1
Bonn
53227
Germany
Sponsor type
Research organisation
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Federal Ministry for Education and Research (Bundeministerium für Bildung und Forschung [BMBF]) (Germany) (ref: 01EL0807)
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Location
Funder name
Charité - University Medicine Berlin (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) (Germany)
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Location
Funder name
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (Germany)
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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
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list