Suicide Risk Interventions for Veterans
This study is for Veterans who have recently been hospitalized for suicide risk. It compares two types of talk therapy: Enhanced Crisis Response Planning (ECRP) and Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (BCBT). ECRP involves a brief interview and creating a plan to manage crises, while BCBT is a 12-session program focusing on coping skills and changing negative thoughts. Researchers want to see if the longer therapy (BCBT) leads to greater improvements in coping and reduces suicidal thoughts more effectively. They also want to understand if Veterans with a history of multiple suicide attempts benefit more from one therapy over the other. The study aims to enroll 136 Veterans and will measure success by looking at changes in self-injurious thoughts and behaviors over 12 months. The current recruitment status is unclear.
- Study design
- This interventional study will randomly assign 136 Veterans to receive one of two psychotherapy treatments. It is not specified if the study is blinded.
- What's involved
- You would need to attend 12 outpatient treatment sessions and 3 fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) sessions after leaving the hospital.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your self-injurious thoughts and behaviors will be assessed at 2, 4, 8, and 12 months after hospital discharge.
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Suicide Risk Interventions
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Michael S Esterman, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA
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What this trial measures
- Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview-Revised (SITBI-R)Change since hospital discharge (via administrations at the 2, 4, 8, and 12-month post-discharge assessments)
The SITBI-R is a structured interview assessment of the frequency, intensity, and characteristics of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors. The SITBI-R will be used to assess lifetime history of suicide attempts at baseline and the number, approximate date, method, and injuries resulting from any suicide attempts occurring during the 12-month period following discharge via administrations at the 2, 4, 8, and 12-month post-discharge assessments.