Eco-anxiety and suicide risk in youth in France

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a cross-sectional observational study enrolling 108 participants from university settings and the general population in France. Participants complete online questionnaires in French, including the Climate Change Anxiety Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale. The study aims to identify associations between eco-anxiety and suicidal risk among youth. Eligible participants include males and females aged 16–24 who can consent and complete the surveys, with exclusions for conditions that impede questionnaire completion.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Men and women, boys and girls ;
* Aged between 16 and 24;
* Participants seen in adult or pediatric emergency departments, hospitalised in adult psychiatry or in child and adolescent psychiatry, or seen in outpatient consultation at Esquirol Hospital Center ;
* Affiliated with a social security scheme or entitled to coverage under one ;
* Having received full information about the study and having co-signed, together with the investigator, an informed consent form to participate in the study.
* For minor participants: the consent to participate in the study must be signed by the holder(s) of parental authority, and the minor's assent will also be required.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participants will not be included in the study if their health condition is incompatible with understanding or completing the questionnaires used. This includes, in particular ;
* Any chronic somatic pathology or major sensory impairment (for example : deafness or blindness) preventing reading, comprehension or communication with healthcare professionals ;
* Any severe psychiatric pathology that significantly impairs cognitive or communication abilities, such as acute psychotic disorders, pervasive developmental disorders or confusional states ;
* Participants hospitalised in units specialising in severe psychiatric disorders with major impairment of cognitive functions.
* Adults under legal protection, in accordance with article L 1121-8 of the Public Health Code ;
* Insufficient command of the French language

Where it's running

• Hospital Esquirol Center
  Limoges, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Mireille BELLE MBOU, PhD
• Email: mireille.bellembou@ch-esquirol-limoges.fr
• Phone: 0587509130

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.