N/A
N=19
Increasing Treatment Seeking Among Suicidal Veterans Calling the Crisis Line
Suicide
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01771965 ↗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
| Outcome | Result | p-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
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.