Crisis Interventions for Pediatric Providers - Autism Version

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Sponsor
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Study ID
NCT07508436
Status
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

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

Interventions

  • Safety Planning Intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    The Safety Planning Intervention (SPI) is leading, evidence-based intervention that manages risks associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors in youth. The SPI is delivered by providers to youth and their parents/guardians and focuses on teaching the family a series of safety planning steps to keep youth safe as they experience suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors. The SPI can be delivered by providers to families in person or virtually during clinic visits, and shows effectiveness in increasing child safety. Further, the SPI is a flexible intervention that can be delivered by a variety of healthcare professionals (e.g., pediatricians, social workers, nurses, etc.). The SPI has been found to be effective when delivered in emergency, inpatient, and outpatient settings; in this study, the SPI will be delivered by providers in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric (DBP) settings.
  • Crisis Interventions for Pediatric Providers - Autism version (CIPP-A) — BEHAVIORAL
    The CIPP-A is an autism-specific crisis intervention for pediatric providers co-developed by the PI (licensed psychologist) and autistic people, which was published in Pediatrics. Similar to the SPI, CIPP-A is delivered by providers to youth and their parents and focuses on teaching the family a series of crisis interventions to keep youth safe as they experience suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors, with autism-specific adaptations. Autism-specific adaptations include warning signs (e.g., sensory overload, social burnout) that may be unique to this population, as well as coping skills (e.g., quiet time alone in sensory friendly environment, engagement in preferred interests). The CIPP-A contains an overview of autism and how suicidal thoughts/behaviors may present differently in this population. The CIPP-A can be delivered by providers to families in person or virtually during clinic visits. Further, the CIPP-A is can be flexibly delivered by a variety of healthcare professionals.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the initial feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of Crisis Interventions for Pediatric Providers - Autism version (CIPP-A) for providers serving autistic youth in outpatient settings. The main question aims to answer: * Assess whether CIPP-A is feasible and acceptable to providers in development behavioral pediatric clinics? * Assess whether CIPP-A shows initial effectiveness in increasing providers confidence in managing suicide risk in autistic youth? If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare CIPP-A to general safety planning intervention (SPI) on feasibility, acceptability, and initial effectiveness. Participants will be randomized to receive training in SPI or CIPP-A and complete online surveys and interviews over 6-months to measure feasibility, acceptability, and initial effectiveness.

Key Dates

Start date
Dec 1, 2026
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2028
Completion
Dec 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
70 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Active Comparator: Safety Planning Intervention
    The SPI is a brief, evidence-based suicide prevention intervention for youth and adults that can be delivered by diverse providers.
  • Experimental: Crisis Interventions for Pediatric Providers - Autism version (CIPP-A)
    The CIPP-A is a brief suicide prevention intervention for youth and adults that can be delivered by diverse providers and has been adapted for autistic youth.

Primary Outcome Measure

Feasibility: Number of times that providers use SPI or CIPP-A in 6 months [ Time Frame: Baseline to 6 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos AngelesCalifornia90027
Jessica Schwartzman, PhD
[email protected]
323-207-5910
Jessica Schwartzman, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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