N/A
N=105
Veterans Coping Long-term With Active Suicide
Suicide
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01894841 ↗Enrolled (actual)
105
Serious AEs
36.2%
Results posted
Feb 2020
Primary outcome: Primary: Changes in Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) - Behavior — 0.13; 0.18; 0.14; 0.05 log(attempts) — p=.13
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Coping Long Term with Active Suicide (CLASP) (Behavioral); Safety Assessment and Follow Up Evaluation (Other)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Primary completion
- Aug 2018
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Changes in Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) - Behavior |
0.13; 0.18; 0.14; 0.05; 0.06; 0.01 | .13 |
| SECONDARY Changes in Beck Hopelessness Scale |
13.65; 13.21; 9.12; 9.28; 10.06; 9.28 | .79 |
| SECONDARY Brief Symptom Inventory |
1.93; 1.98; 1.30; 1.17; 1.26; 1.23 | .49 |
| SECONDARY World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) II |
2.58; 2.54; 2.12; 2.09; 2.17; 2.07 | .96 |
| SECONDARY Treatment History Interview |
0.12; 0.07; 0.03; 0.06; 0.04; 0.06 | .62 |
| SECONDARY Changes in Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) - Ideation Severity |
3.88; 4.16; 2.56; 2.47; 2.08; 1.66 | — |
Summary
The proposed study seeks to test the efficacy of an intervention to reduce suicide behaviors in Veterans. The Veterans Coping Long Term with Active Suicide Program (CLASP-VA) is an innovative, telephone-based intervention that combines elements of individual therapy, case management, and significant other/family therapy and is designed to be integrated into a VA system.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- suicide attempt or suicidal ideation with any methods, plan, and/or intent to make a suicide attempt within 1 week of hospitalization
- age greater than 18
- have a telephone
- ability to speak, read, and understand spoken English sufficiently well to complete the procedures of the study
Exclusion Criteria
- long-term psychiatric disorder
- diagnosis of borderline personality disorder
- cognitive impairment which would interfere with adequate participation in the project (MMSE <20)
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01894841). 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.