Clinical trial NCT04866758: Improving Our Understanding of Suicidal Ideation in Cancer Survivors
Official title: Improving Our Understanding of Suicidal Ideation in Cancer Survivors
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Suicidal Ideation
Lead sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
First posted: 2021-04-30
Enrollment: 160
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 100
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: An individual who fails to meet any of the inclusion criteria will be excluded from participation in this study. Mental health providers recruiting for this study may also use clinical judgment regarding appropriateness of participant for study (e.g., psychiatrically unstable).

Brief summary: The goal of this project is to assess the feasibility of collecting physiological and psychological data that will allow for preliminary investigation of predictors of suicidal ideation in an ambulatory cancer population already seeking psychosocial support.

Detailed description: Exploratory analyses will be the first step to establishing possible predictive relationships. The long-term goal of this research is to identifying an integrated model of suicidal ideation in cancer, so that providers will be better able to identify appropriate screening methods to target patients at high risk for suicide. This information will ultimately inform the development of psychosocial interventions that specifically address the variables that increase suicide risk in patients with cancer.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:

1. Provision to sign and date the consent form.
2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study.
3. Be male or female, aged 18 or older.
4. Ambulatory oncology patients at the University of Colorado Cancer Center who are being provided psychosocial support services; specifically, having had at least one in-person meeting with a doctoral level clinical/counseling psychologist or masters level social worker.
5. Valid and private email account.

Exclusion Criteria:

Primary outcomes:
measure: Suicidal Ideation Information
timeFrame: duration of study, no more than 2 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Pain Intensity
timeFrame: duration of study, no more than 2 weeks
measure: Pain Interference
timeFrame: duration of study, no more than 2 weeks
measure: Symptom Burden/Severity
timeFrame: duration of study, no more than 2 weeks
measure: Physical Functioning
timeFrame: duration of study, no more than 2 weeks
measure: Health Related Quality of Life
timeFrame: duration of study, no more than 2 weeks
measure: Suicidal Ideation
timeFrame: duration of study, no more than 2 weeks
measure: Experiential Avoidance
timeFrame: duration of study, no more than 2 weeks
measure: Depression
timeFrame: duration of study, no more than 2 weeks
measure: Hopelessness
timeFrame: duration of study, no more than 2 weeks
measure: Anxiety
timeFrame: duration of study, no more than 2 weeks
measure: Demoralization
timeFrame: duration of study, no more than 2 weeks
measure: Desire for Hastened Death
timeFrame: duration of study, no more than 2 weeks
Other outcomes:
measure: Suicidality
timeFrame: 2 years
Locations:
city: Aurora
country: United States
facility: University of Colorado Hospital
state: Colorado
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Colorado, Denver
name: Jamie Studts, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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