RomSi: Mobile Health Intervention to Enhance Suicide Prevention by Reducing Stigma and Inc
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in Spain, representing a public health crisis that requires urgent and effective solutions. The stigma surrounding suicide prevents many at-risk individuals from seeking help, worsening the problem. Addressing this stigma is essential to implement more effective and accessi
| Condition(s) | Suicidal Ideation and Behavior, Suicide |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in Spain, representing a public health crisis that requires urgent and effective solutions. The stigma surrounding suicide prevents many at-risk individuals from seeking help, worsening the problem. Addressing this stigma is essential to implement more effective and accessible prevention strategies. This study aims to design and evaluate an innovative mobile health intervention to reduce stigma and encourage help-seeking behaviours in the general population. While the intervention targets the general population, two specific groups will access specialized and tailored content: individuals with low suicidal ideation and family members or close friends of people who have died by suicide. A daily assessment will collect real-time data and evaluate |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * Be 18 years old or older. * Have a cell phone with internet access during the intervention and follow-up periods. * Be able to speak, understand, and read in Spanish. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of high suicidal ideation (measured during screening, with a score above 20 on the total SIDAS scale or between 7 and 10 on the item assessing suicide attempts). * Presence of high social desirability bias (measured during screening, with a score of 14 or higher on the MC-SDS scale). * Altered mental status that impedes the ability to provide informed consent or assent (e.g., acute psychosis, intoxication, or mania). |
| Ages | 18 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Yes |
| Lead sponsor | University of Valencia |
| Locations | Valencia, Spain |
| Start date | 2025-10-15 |
| NCT ID | NCT06759129 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06759129 |