N/A
Completed N=132
Motivational Interviewing to Prevent Suicide in High Risk Veterans
Suicidal Ideation · Treatment Engagement
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01544127 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
132
Serious AEs
16.7%
Results posted
Sep 2019
Primary outcomePrimary: Number of Participants With Suicidal Ideation — 16; 19; 38; 17 Participants — p=.054
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.
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 |
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
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. Informational only — not medical advice.