Proximal Risk for Suicide in Adolescents
Oregon Health and Science University
Summary
The central hypothesis is that biometric data can continuously monitor and allow for early identification/intervention of escalating suicidal symptoms. The rationale is that improved outpatient monitoring through wearable technology can create a more objective platform to provide the ability to identify a worsening condition and utilize patient-specific just-in-time therapeutics developed with mental health providers for suicidal adolescents.
Description
Suicide rates have exponentially increased, and it is now the 2nd leading cause of death in adolescence, accounting for over 1.2 million annual emergency department (ED) visits. After an ED visit or attempt, up to 20% of adolescents will have a second attempt within 12 months, and almost half will have a repeat ED visit. This proposal's overall objectives are to investigate physiologic parameters and biometric data from wearable technology that is temporally related to suicidal behavior and develop a personalized, predictive tool that can improve outpatient identification of adolescent patient…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 13–17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria: * subjects aged 13-17 years * presenting to the ED or inpatient psychiatric unit with a chief complaint of acute suicidality or attempt. Exclusion Criteria: * acutely agitated patients per the treating physician * adolescents who are not medically cleared from a suicide attempt * no legally authorized representative available to provide consent * parental report of significant developmental delay or autism diagnosis * prisoners * non-English speaking.
Interventions
- DeviceAnalog Devices Inc.
Wearable wrist device that collects Photoplethysmography, accelerometer data among other parameters.
Location
- OHSUPortland, Oregon