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Psychoeducational Course for Suicide Prevention
Sponsor: St. Olavs Hospital
Summary
The plan is to include patients with a history of increased risk of suicide. In the aftermath of an episode of imminent suicide risk, patients will receive a psychoeducational course that entails information on different aspects of suicide-related topics, identifying triggers and detecting early warning signals for increased suicide risk. The course culminates in working on completing a individual safety plan to prevent an future increase in suicide risk. The course will incorporate both patients and their next of kin. The psychoeducational course will be compared to a control group where the patients receive one individual session with focus on a safety plan to evaluate the intervention. Both groups will receive treatment as usual (TAU) during both the acute phase and follow-up. The study will be conducted as a randomized controlled trial.
Official title: Psychoeducational Course for Suicide Prevention - a Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 99 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2024-06-03
Completion Date
2031-12-31
Last Updated
2025-02-26
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Psychoeducational Course for Suicide Prevention
Baseline variables includes diagnosis using ICD-10 criteria for research and demographic variables such as age, sex, level of education and occupation. Following assessments will be used when including patients for the project: The General self-efficacy scale (GSE) with additional questions related to the theme of the psychoeducational topics, The mental pain questionnaire (MPQ, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), GAD-7, The SCS-Checklist and SCI-5. GSE, MPQ and PHQ-9 will be measured after intervention and after 6, 12, 24 and 60 months.
Individual therapy session
Baseline variables includes diagnosis using ICD-10 criteria for research and demographic variables such as age, sex, level of education and occupation. Following assessments will be used when including patients for the project: The General self-efficacy scale (GSE) with additional questions related to the theme of the psychoeducational topics, The mental pain questionnaire (MPQ, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), GAD-7, The SCS-Checklist and SCI-5. GSE, MPQ and PHQ-9 will be measured after intervention and after 6, 12, 24 and 60 months.
Treatment as usual
Treatment as usual (TAU) may include the use of psychotropic drugs, in and out-patient treatment, occupational therapy and other interventions the patients physician deem necessary.
Locations (2)
Helse Nord-Trøndelag
Levanger, Trøndelag, Norway
St. Olav Hospital
Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway