Clinical trial NCT05158946: A Future-oriented Group Training for Suicidal Patients
Official title: Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Effectiveness of Future-oriented Group Training 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: 90
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 + Future Oriented Group Training) and a control condition (Treatment As Usual)
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The main goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a Future-oriented Group training 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. Participants will also be asked to evaluate the group training. 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 (9 weeks after start of intervention), follow-up (3 months after the end of the intervention)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Depressive symptoms: The second edition of the Beck Depression Inventory
timeFrame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (9 weeks after start of intervention), follow-up (3 months after the end of the intervention)
measure: Hopelessness: The Beck Hopelessness Scale
timeFrame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (9 weeks after start of intervention), follow-up (3 months after the end of the intervention)
measure: Defeat: the Defeat Scale
timeFrame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (9 weeks after start of intervention), follow-up (3 months after the end of the intervention)
measure: Entrapment: the Entrapment Scale
timeFrame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (9 weeks after start of intervention), follow-up (3 months after the end of the intervention)
measure: Worrying: The Penn State Worry Questionnaire - past week
timeFrame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (9 weeks after start of intervention), follow-up (3 months after the end of the intervention)
measure: Future-oriented thinking
timeFrame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (9 weeks after start of intervention), follow-up (3 months after the end of the intervention)
Other outcomes:
measure: Treatment evaluation
timeFrame: Posttest (9 weeks after start of intervention)
Locations:
city: Ghent
country: Belgium
facility: Unit for Suicide Research, Ghent University
Study officials:
affiliation: University Ghent
name: Gwendolyn Portzky
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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