SUPPORT for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness and Suicidal Thoughts
This study is testing a new program called SUicide Prevention by Peers Offering Recovery Tactics (SUPPORT) for Veterans with serious mental illness (like psychotic disorders or bipolar disorders) who have recently had suicidal thoughts or attempts. SUPPORT is an adaptation of an existing program called Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) and is delivered by trained peers. The study wants to see if it's possible to recruit and keep participants, and if participants are satisfied with SUPPORT. You might be able to join if you are a Veteran aged 18 or older, have a serious mental illness, and have had active thoughts of suicide in the past month or a suicide attempt in the past three months. The study status is unclear.
- Study design
- This study plans to enroll 69 participants in two phases. Phase 2 will compare SUPPORT to standard care in a pilot randomized controlled trial.
- What's involved
- Participants will be assessed at the start, middle, and end of treatment, and again three months after treatment. Some participants will also be interviewed.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for three months after their treatment ends.
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A Novel Peer-Delivered Recovery-Focused Suicide Prevention Intervention for Veterans With Serious Mental Illness
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Samantha A Chalker, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Feasibility of recruitment and retentionThrough study completion, an average of 4 years
Recruitment and retention is determined by the number of participants who were initially contacted, consented, completed baseline data, and completed follow-up data.
- Acceptability of SUPPORT as measured by the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 (CSQ-8)At the end of the intervention, an average of 4-weeks
The CSQ-8 brief survey has been used extensively in VA and non-VA settings to assess overall satisfaction with care, and it has excellent internal consistency (0.93). An overall score" is calculated by summing the participant's rating score for each scale item. Scores range from 8 to 32, with higher values indicating higher satisfaction.