Clinical trial NCT05158920: A Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Suicidal Patients
Official title: Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Suicidal Patients
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Suicidal Ideation
Suicide Attempt
Lead sponsor: University Ghent
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-12-15
Enrollment: 157
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Randomized Controlled Trial comparing an experimental condition (Treatment As Usual + Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy) and a control condition (Treatment As Usual)
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The main goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness ofMindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy aimed at reducing suicidality in adults. This will test the effectiveness by studying the effect on suicidal ideation and related outcomes, compared to Treatment As Usual. The study is a multicentre randomized controlled trial conducted in out-patient Flemish mental healthcare facilities.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Speak Dutch
* Be at least 18 years old
* Have access to internet
* Be suitable for group therapy
* Have mild to severe suicidal thoughts (BSS score of minimum 1)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Conditions expected to severely hinder group participation, comprehension of the training content or adherence

Primary outcomes:
measure: Suicidal ideation: The Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation
timeFrame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (2 months after baseline assessment), follow-up (5 months after baseline assessment)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Depressive symptoms: The second edition of the Beck Depression Inventory
timeFrame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (2 months after baseline assessment), follow-up (5 months after baseline assessment)
measure: Hopelessness: The Beck Hopelessness Scale
timeFrame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (2 months after baseline assessment), follow-up (5 months after baseline assessment)
measure: Defeat: the Defeat Scale
timeFrame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (2 months after baseline assessment), follow-up (5 months after baseline assessment)
measure: Entrapment: the Entrapment Scale
timeFrame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (2 months after baseline assessment), follow-up (5 months after baseline assessment)
measure: Worrying: The Penn State Worry Questionnaire - past week
timeFrame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (2 months after baseline assessment), follow-up (5 months after baseline assessment)
measure: Mindfulness: Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire
timeFrame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (2 months after baseline assessment), follow-up (5 months after baseline assessment)
Other outcomes:
measure: Treatment evaluation
timeFrame: Posttest (2 months after baseline assessment)
Locations:
city: Ghent
country: Belgium
facility: Unit for Suicide Research, Ghent University
Study officials:
affiliation: University Ghent
name: Gwendolyn Portzky, Prof. Dr.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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