Clinical trial NCT06810713: Evaluation of a Training for Healthcare Providers in Supporting Men Experiencing Suicidal Ideation
Official title: Evaluation of a Training for Healthcare Providers in Supporting Men Experiencing Suicidal Ideation
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Suicide
Suicidal Ideation
Lead sponsor: University Ghent
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-02-05
Enrollment: 98
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The primary objective of this study is to assess how healthcare providers perceive and evaluate the developed e-learning. The findings will inform potential adjustments to enhance the e-learning as needed.

Detailed description: In a previous study (BUN: B6702024000090), the authors focused on identifying barriers and needs among adult men experiencing suicidal thoughts and their healthcare providers. Findings from this needs assessment indicate a demand for a training (e-learning) to equip healthcare providers with strategies for working effectively with men experiencing suicidal ideation. Additionally, the assessment among individuals with suicidal ideation identified several key recommendations and considerations which healthcare providers should incorporate into their practice. Therefore, an e-learning was developed with integrated psycho-education and the primary objective of this study is to assess how healthcare providers perceive and evaluate the developed e-learning. The findings will inform potential adjustments to enhance the e-learning as needed.

Participants will be recruited through announcements on the Flemish suicide prevention portal website (www.zelfmoord1813.be) and websites of relevant partners (i.e. VVKP, VVP, Gezond Leven, Psyché, Vivel, Logo's, CGG-SP, Domus Medica,...), as well as via social media (mainly Linkedin, Instagram and Facebook) and newsletters of the Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention and its relevant partner organizations.

Individuals interested in participating will be directed to register online through REDCap, where they will review and approve an informed consent form.After providing informed consent, participants will be asked to provide their email address.

The email address will be used solely for the following purposes:

- Sending a reminder to complete the post-test questionnaire three days later. Once consent is provided, participants will be directed to the online pre-test questionnaire (see Table 1), which takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. Following the pre-test, participants will be directed to the e-learning module, which requires 30-60 minutes. At the end of the e-learning, healthcare providers will be asked to complete the post-test questionnaire, which is estimated to take 15 minutes. In case a participant does not complete the post-test, a reminder will be sent via e-mail three days later.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Healthcare providers (e.g. GP's, psychiatrists, medical doctors, psychologists, psychotherapists, and nurses working in healthcare)
* ≥18y/o
* Access to a smartphone, tablet, or computer with internet connection and proficiency in Dutch

Exclusion Criteria:

* Does not meet the specified inclusion criteria.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Competencies related to working with male clients (self-efficacy)
timeFrame: Change from Baseline (before e-learning) to post-test (immediatly after e-learning of 30-60 minutes); assessed up to 3 days after pre-test
measure: Evaluation of the training
timeFrame: Post-test (immediatly after e-learning of 30-60 minutes), up to 3 days after pre-test
Secondary outcomes:
measure: self-efficacy
timeFrame: Change from Baseline (before e-learning) to post-test (immediatly after e-learning of 30-60 minutes); assessed up to 3 days after pre-test
Other outcomes:
measure: Socio-demographic variables
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Work situation
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Experience with men with suicidal thoughts
timeFrame: Baseline
Locations:
city: Ghent
country: Belgium
facility: Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention, Ghent University
Study officials:
affiliation: University Ghent
name: Gwendolyn Portzky, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Seidler ZE, Wilson MJ, Benakovic R, Mackinnon A, Oliffe JL, Ogrodniczuk JS, Kealy D, Owen J, Pirkis J, Mihalopoulos C, Le LK, Rice SM. A randomized wait-list controlled trial of Men in Mind: Enhancing mental health practitioners' self-rated clinical competencies to work with men. Am Psychol. 2024 Apr;79(3):423-436. doi: 10.1037/amp0001242. Epub 2023 Nov 27.