Pilot RCT of a Mobile Safety Planning App

The SafePlan study is a pilot RCT of SafePlan, a mobile-based safety planning app. A parallel group randomized design will be used with 1:1 patient allocation to the 2 treatment arms. In the control condition, participants will receive TAU supplemented with a paper-based safety plan. In the intervention condition, participants will use the SafePlan app to record their safety plan in consultation with their mental health professional, in addition to routine treatment. In both conditions, participants will receive appropriate care through their mental health team for an elevated risk of suicide throughout the study. Quantitative data will be collected at baseline, post intervention (8 weeks), and at 6-month follow-up (from baseline), with an additional safety check assessment at 4 weeks in both conditions.

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Melia R., Francis K., Duggan J., Bogue J., O'Sullivan M., Young K., Chambers D., McInerney S.J., O'Dea E, & Bernert R. (2023). Using a Safety Planning Mobile App to Address Suicidality in Young People Attending Community Mental Health Services in Ireland: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 12, e44205.

Publication 2023

Arms Care Care health team Mental health Patient Safety

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Other organizations : Health Service Executive, University of Limerick, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway, Stanford University

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Variable analysis

independent variables

Treatment condition (control condition vs. intervention condition)

dependent variables

Suicidal risk
Adherence to safety plan
Satisfaction with the safety planning process

control variables

Appropriate care through mental health team for elevated risk of suicide throughout the study
Time points for data collection (baseline, 8 weeks, 6 months, and 4 weeks safety check)

positive controls

Control condition: Participants receive TAU (treatment as usual) supplemented with a paper-based safety plan

negative controls

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