Digital Youth-Nominated Support Team (YST) Program

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The Electronic Youth-Nominated Support Team (eYST), is experimental. The purpose of this study is to get feedback from users about eYST. Another purpose of this study is to learn how well eYST helps youth.

Detailed Description
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Assessment data from multiple stakeholders (i.e., youth, parents, and support adults) will be collected at baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks via self-report and semi-structured interviews.

Official Title
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An Open-Label Study of the Feasibility and Usability of a Digital Psychoeducational Social Network Intervention for Suicidal Adolescents

Conditions
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Suicide

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: eYST website


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Inpatient psychiatric patients who have attempted suicide or have documented Suicide ideation (SI) and a plan to harm themselves at admission. Understand written and spoken English. Own a smartphone or mobile phone. Willing and able to complete enrollment procedures. Parent or guardian and youth able to understand the nature of the study and provide written informed consent and assent for youth Patients who are able to provide at least one verifiable contact for emergency or tracking purposes. Exclusion Criteria: Patients with active psychosis. Patients experiencing substance withdrawal. Currently enrolled in other treatment studies for the symptoms and behaviors targeted. Patient unwilling or unable to wear a mask during in person study procedures, if mandated due to current COVID/health safety guidelines. Patients who in the judgment of the investigator would have an unfavorable risk or benefit profile with respect to eYST. Any other psychiatric or medical condition or custody arrangement that in the investigators' opinion would preclude informed consent or assent or participation in the trial.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 13 Years
Maximum Age: 17 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: eYST website<br> | Behavioral: eYST website<br>* The website is a psychoeducational, social support program for adolescents at risk for suicide<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| System Usability Scale (SUS) score System Usability Scale (SUS) | 10-item measure. Scores range from 0 to 100. The researchers will calculate the mean score. A mean score of 68 is the minimal indicator of usability. | Up to week 14 | 
| Frequency of use of app | Frequency of eYST platform use will be tracked for each participant user. The researchers will record the number of logins. | Up to week 12 | 
| Duration of use of app | The researchers will record the duration of app use. | Up to week 12 | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) | Items are scored on a 5-point scale ranging from 1 to 5 (completely disagree to completely agree). Higher scores indicated higher perceived intervention feasibility. | Up to week 14 | 
| Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) | Items are scored on a 5-point scale ranging from 1 to 5 (completely disagree to completely agree). Higher scores indicate higher acceptability. | Up to week 14 | 
| Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM) | Items are scored on a 5-point scale ranging from 1 to 5 (completely disagree to completely agree). Higher scores indicate higher perceived intervention appropriateness. | Up to week 14 | 
| Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-I) | The CSQ-I is a valid and reliable scale for measuring overall satisfaction with health and human services, including digital or internet-based intervention. This will be adapted for use with youth, parents and support adults. The adapted scales each have 8 items in a likert scale ranging from 8-32 where higher numbers indicate higher satisfaction. | Up to week 14 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Social network, Website