The assessment of suicidality in psychiatric trials: a protocol for a scoping review

Key Result

This scoping review aims to evaluate and synthesize approaches to assessing suicidality in psychiatric clinical trials.

Key Points

• To evaluate the methods and variables used in assessing suicidality in psychiatric trials.
• Prospective registration of the review on the COMET website.
• Examination of existing protocols and guidelines regarding suicidality assessment.
• Identification of relevant studies and outcomes related to suicidality in psychiatric trials.
• Current assessment methods and protocols for suicidality are varied and inconsistent.
• Need for standardized approaches in evaluating suicidality in psychiatric trials.