Practice Facilitation for Pediatric Suicide Prevention

This study is testing a program called "Practice Facilitation" to help primary care doctors better use the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Youth Suicide Prevention Pathway. This pathway helps doctors find and support young people at risk for suicide. The study will provide 6 months of Practice Facilitation, which includes reviewing clinic data and offering support, along with a 2-hour training on the NIMH pathway. The goal is to see if this support helps clinics use the suicide prevention pathway more effectively and reduces youth suicide. You could be eligible if you are between 12 and 80 years old. The study aims to enroll 360 participants. We don't know the current recruitment status.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 360 participants. It is not specified if it is randomized or blinded.
What's involved
Youth participants will complete questionnaires at the beginning and after 6 months. Providers will participate in 6 months of practice facilitation and training.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 6 months after enrollment.

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NCT06619782

Practice Facilitation to Enhance Implementation of a Pediatric Suicide Prevention Pathway

Recruiting
NAAges 12–80InterventionalPrevention
University of Colorado, Denver
~360 participants
Updated 2026-04-16 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Practice FacilitationTraining in National Institute of Mental Health Youth Suicide Prevention Pathway

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Ask Suicide Screening Questions
Measured over At enrollment (baseline) and 6 months (study completion)
+3 more outcomes measured
Suicide Prevention
1 sites across 1 states
Colorado1
  • Bruno J Anthony, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Colorado School of Medicine - Anschutz Medical Campus

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

between the ages of 12 and 24 years
present to a participating PCP and practice for a well visit
receive a positive ASQ screen during their well visit. Providers
All staff in enrolled Primary Care practices (e.g., physicians, physician assistants nurses, administrative staff) will be eligible to participate and complete relevant measures.

Exclusion

Over 24 years
Do not receive a positive ASQ screen at well visit.
  • Ask Suicide Screening QuestionsAt enrollment (baseline) and 6 months (study completion)

    A set of four brief suicide screening questions that takes 20 seconds to administer. A validated tool that is approved for use by the Joint Commission for all ages

  • Suicidal Ideation QuestionnaireAt enrollment (baseline) and 6 months (study completion)

    The Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ) assesses the frequency of suicidal ideation.The SIQ consists of 30 items and is appropriate for students in Grades 10-12. The Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire-Junior (SIQ-JR) consists of 15 items and is designed for students in Grades 7-9, consists of a subset of items from the original SIQ. For both the SIQ and SIQ-Jr, the stem indicates "Listed below are a number of sentences about thoughts that people sometimes have. Each item has 7 response options ranging from 0 ("I never had this thought") to 6 ("almost every day"). Scoring is done by summing the item response scores for a range of 0 to 180 for the SIQ and 0 to 90 for the SIQ-JR, with higher scores indicating the presence of more symptomatology.

  • Patient Health Questionnaire-9At enrollment (baseline) and 6 months (study completion)

    A 9- item measure that assesses the severity of depressive disorders and episodes (or clinically significant symptoms of depressive disorders and episodes) in children ages 11-17. It was adapted from Patient Health Questionnaire-9 modified for Adolescents (PHQ-A\]). Possible range of scores is 0 to 27, with the higher scores indicating the presence of more symptomatology. Total scores of 5, 10, 15, and 20 represent cutpoints for mild, moderate, moderately severe and severe depression, respectively.

  • Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)At enrollment (baseline) and 6 months (study completion)

    Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) is a 20-item self-report scale that measures the severity of depression symptoms over the past week. The scale can be used by individuals between the ages of 6 to 17. Possible range of scores is 0 to 60, with the higher scores indicating the presence of more symptomatology.