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N/A N=19 Randomized Health Services Research

Increasing Treatment Seeking Among Suicidal Veterans Calling the Crisis Line

Suicide

Enrolled (actual)
19
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Treatment Engagement (Number of Participants Entering Treatment) — 4; 4 Participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
CB Intervention (Behavioral)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Primary completion
Jan 2016

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Change in Treatment Engagement (Number of Participants Entering Treatment)
4; 4

Summary

The goal of this research plan is to test the effectiveness of a brief, cognitive behavioral (CB) intervention to promote behavioral health treatment engagement among at-risk Veterans who call the Crisis Line but are resistant to behavioral health services.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for the study are as follows:

  • individuals 18 and older who call the Veteran Crisis Line
  • have a phone number where they can be reached, be it a land line or a cell phone
  • deemed by the Crisis Line responder to be at risk for suicide, but not imminent risk
  • refuse a referral to the SPC or to a behavioral health treatment provider during the call
  • report current suicidal ideation (SI) during the call based on administration of a standard item
  • have not been in behavioral health treatment in the past. Presence of SI will be subsequently confirmed by the research assistant using the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale, a validated instrument.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria are being judged by the Crisis Line responder to show:

  • debilitating cognitive impairment
  • active psychosis or mania
  • acute alcohol or drug intoxication
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01771965). 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.

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