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Virtual Reality Training for Suicide Prevention in Rural Veterans

This study is testing if a virtual reality (VR) training program, called Virtual Reality Lethal Means Safety Training, can help healthcare providers better discuss suicide prevention and safe storage of firearms and medications with Veterans. You would be compared to participants who watch a 2D video training. The goal is to see if the VR training improves providers' confidence in counseling Veterans about these important topics. Researchers will measure your confidence right after training and again three months later. This study is for healthcare providers serving rural Veterans in Texas, aged 18 or older, who speak English. The study aims to enroll 36 participants, but its current status is unclear.

Study design
This is a randomized controlled trial comparing two behavioral interventions. It plans to enroll 36 participants.
What's involved
You would complete online surveys before and after the training, and again three months later. The training itself involves either an immersive VR experience or a 10-minute video.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your confidence will be measured at a 3-month follow-up after the intervention.

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NCT07219355

Virtual Reality Lethal Means Safety Training

Active, Not Recruiting
NAAges 18+Interventional
The University of Texas at Arlington
~36 participants
Updated 2026-09-03 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Virtual Reality Lethal Means Safety Training2D Video Training

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Confidence in Lethal Means Safety Counseling
Measured over Baseline (pre-test), immediately after intervention (post-test), and 3-month follow-up

Conditions

Suicide, Attempted
Suicide, Completed
Suicide Prevention
Mental Health Training
Rural Health
Veterans

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • University of Texas at Arlington

    Arlington, Texasno site contact published

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • Donna L. Schuman, PhD, LCSW · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Texas at Arlington, School of Social Work

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Age 18 or older
healthcare providers serving rural Veterans in Texas (e.g., physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, healthcare case managers)
English-speaking
Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion

Self-reported pregnancy
History of motor or balance disorders
Color blindness
Neurological or cognitive disorders
Cardiovascular issues that may be worsened by VR use
Use of cardiac pacemakers, defibrillators, or hearing aids incompatible with VR equipment
Significant discomfort in virtual reality environments (e.g., severe motion sickness, vertigo)

What this trial measures

  • Confidence in Lethal Means Safety CounselingBaseline (pre-test), immediately after intervention (post-test), and 3-month follow-up

    Measured by the Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Core Scale (Sale et al., 2018) Confidence subscale ("How confident are you that …"). Items are rated on a 4-point scale and summed; higher scores indicate greater confidence (range = 5 - 20).