Efficacy-Implementation Study for PC CARES in Rural Alaska

Part of paid clinical trials in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Sponsor
University of Michigan
Study ID
NCT06658808
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Suicide Prevention

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
12 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Promoting Community Conversations About Research to End Suicide — BEHAVIORAL
    Promoting Community Conversations About Research to End Suicide (PC CARES) trains local community health workers to facilitate a series of five 3-hour Learning Circles (LCs) over \~6 months to develop a 'community of practice' (CoP), whereby trusted adults of youth (a) learn about SPBPs; (b) tailor the SPBPs to their culture and community; (c) build cross-sector relationships (parents, teachers, etc.), and (d) do more to prevent suicide. Each session shares evidence-based, actionable ways to enhance social support, reduce harm/risk, and promote help seeking, which participants adapt and apply in their daily interactions with youth.

Study Details

This participatory, pragmatic efficacy-implementation trial evaluates the impact of Promoting Community Conversations About Research to End Suicide (PC CARES) to evaluate Learning Circle (LC) participant outcomes (AIM#1), community-wide diffusion effects, and efficacy by tracking youth impact (AIM#2), while finding sustainable ways to scale PC CARES to other Alaska Native (AN) communities (AIM#3).

Key Dates

Start date
Sep 12, 2024
Status verified
May 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2029
Completion
May 31, 2031

Study Design

Enrollment
1,075 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: PC CARES Intervention
    PC CARES Intervention Participants will attend 1-5 sessions of the PC CARES curriculum, either virtually or in-person. Investigators will collect data from this group at baseline, after each session they attend, and at follow-up.
  • No Intervention: No Intervention
    This group will not attend the PC CARES sessions. Investigators will collect data from adults and youth at baseline, at 5 monthly timepoints as learning circles are being conducted in the community, and at follow-up (after 1 month and 6 months).

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Community of Practice (CoP) [ Time Frame: Baseline; monthly after each LC, assessed over 5 months; follow-up at 1 month and 6 month after the last LC ]

Central Contacts

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Rural Human Services ProgramFairbanksAlaska99775
Diane McEachern, PhD
[email protected]
907 543 4597
Diane McEachern, PhD (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)
University of MichiganAnn ArborMichigan48109
Miriam Midoun, MSc, MA
[email protected]
Tara Schmidt, MPH
[email protected]
Lisa Wexler, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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