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| Suicide prevention of women of Turkish origin in Berlin [Suizidprävention bei Berliner Frauen mit türkischem Migrationshintergrund] |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN96382348 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov identifier | |
| Public title | Suicide prevention of women of Turkish origin in Berlin [Suizidprävention bei Berliner Frauen mit türkischem Migrationshintergrund] |
| 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 |
| Serial number at source | 01EL0807 |
| 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 |
| Lay summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| 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 |
| Countries of recruitment | Germany |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Suicide attempts |
| Participants - 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) |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Does not meet inclusion criteria |
| Anticipated start date | 01/07/2009 |
| Anticipated end date | 30/09/2011 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Patient information material | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
| Target number of participants | 132,500 (target population in Berlin) |
| Interventions |
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 |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
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 measure(s) |
In the population-based survey:
1. Changes in information about psychiatric health care services 2. Changes in mental health service use |
| Sources of funding |
1. Federal Ministry for Education and Research (Bundeministerium für Bildung und Forschung [BMBF]) (Germany) (ref: 01EL0807)
2. Charité - University Medicine Berlin (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) (Germany) 3. University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (Germany) |
| Trial website | |
| Publications | |
| Contact name | Prof Andreas Heinz |
| Address |
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Charité
Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Charité Mitte Charitéplatz 1 |
| City/town | Berlin |
| Zip/Postcode | 10117 |
| Country | Germany |
| Sponsor | German Centre for Aerospace (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.) (Germany) |
| Address | Heinrich-Konen-Strasse 1 |
| City/town | Bonn |
| Zip/Postcode | 53227 |
| Country | Germany |
| Sponsor website: | http://www.dlr.de/ |
| Date applied | 04/11/2010 |
| Last edited | 21/11/2011 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 18/11/2011 |
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