N/A N=132 Randomized Single-blind Treatment

Motivational Interviewing to Prevent Suicide in High Risk Veterans

Suicidal Ideation · Treatment Engagement

Bottom Line

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Enrolled (actual)

132

Serious AEs

16.7%

Results posted

Sep 2019

Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants With Suicidal Ideation — 16; 19; 38; 17 Participants — p=.054

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: MI-SI+TAU (Behavioral); MI-SI-R+TAU (Behavioral); TAU Alone (Other)
Age: Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Primary completion: Dec 2017

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Number of Participants With Suicidal Ideation	16; 19; 38; 17; 16; 42	.054
PRIMARY Severity of Suicidal Ideation Among Those With It	16.94; 14.26; 14.21; 8.88; 15.25; 12.74	0.30
SECONDARY Number of Participants With Two Outpatient Mental Health or Substance Treatment Sessions	16; 17; 31	0.96

Summary

The purpose of study is to test the efficacy of an adaptation of Motivational Interviewing to Address Suicidal Ideation (MI-SI) on the severity of suicidal ideation in psychiatrically hospitalized Veterans at high risk for suicide.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Veteran status,
admitted to psychiatric inpatient unit,
age 18 and over,
English speaking,
able to understand the study and provide informed consent,
clinically cleared to participate by unit staff,
receive health care from a VHA facility in upstate New York
at increased risk for suicide (Scale for Suicidal Ideation [SSI] > 2)

Exclusion Criteria

current psychosis,
current mania,
dementia,
prisoner status,
being inaccessible
being discharged from the unit less than 48 hours after being identified by study staff

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01544127). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.