N/A N=17 Treatment

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Group Pilot Evaluation

Suicidal Ideation · Emotions

Bottom Line

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Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

5.9%

Results posted

Jan 2020

Primary outcome: Primary: Feasibility as Assessed by Attendance at Sessions for Duration of Intervention (Percent of Sessions Attended) — 66.4 percentage of sessions attended

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: Dialectical behavior therapy skills group (Behavioral)
Age: Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Primary completion: Mar 2017

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Feasibility as Assessed by Attendance at Sessions for Duration of Intervention (Percent of Sessions Attended)	66.4	—
SECONDARY Acceptability as Assessed by Positive Feedback on Written Satisfaction Evaluations Completed by Participants at Mid-point of Intervention	5.44	—
SECONDARY Acceptability as Assessed by Positive Feedback on Written Satisfaction Evaluations Completed by Participants at Post-intervention	6.17	—
SECONDARY Acceptability as Assessed by Positive Feedback on Written Satisfaction Evaluations Completed by Participants at Follow-up	5.97	—
SECONDARY Suicidal Ideation on Suicidal Behavior Questionnaire at 3months	38.47	>0.016
SECONDARY Suicidal Ideation on Suicidal Behavior Questionnaire at 6months	29.00	<0.016 sig
SECONDARY Suicidal Ideation on Suicidal Behavior Questionnaire at 9months	28.25	<0.016 sig
SECONDARY Emotion Dysregulation as Assessed Using Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale at 3months	107.27	<0.016 sig
SECONDARY Emotion Dysregulation as Assessed Using Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale at 6months (End of Intervention)	86.27	<0.016 sig
SECONDARY Emotion Dysregulation as Assessed Using Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale at 9months	84.92	<0.016 sig
SECONDARY Coping as Assessed With the DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) Ways of Coping Checklist at 3months	1.51	> 0.016
SECONDARY Coping as Assessed With the DBT Ways of Coping Checklist at 6 Months	1.80	=.016 sig
SECONDARY Coping as Assessed With the DBT Ways of Coping Checklist at 9months	1.83	<0.016 sig

Summary

Uncontrolled pilot study examines feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills group for Veterans with suicidal ideation and emotion dysregulation.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Veterans at VACHS who are referred or self-referred to DBT Skills Group
Ages 18-65
Able to understand written and spoken English
DERS score 105 or greater
Suicidal ideation within past 3 months
Seeing an individual mental health provider at VACHS at least monthly
Willing to create or review a Mental Health Safety Plan, and stated willingness to use this plan to maintain safety
Consent to participate in study assessments
Consent to recording of group sessions

Exclusion Criteria

Inability to understand written or spoken English
Diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar I, antisocial personality disorder, or thought disorder in CPRS problem list and confirmed by current mental health provider

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02499406). 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.