A Randomized Trial for Suicidal Patients

Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

Status

Completed

Conditions

Suicidal Ideation

Attempted Suicide

Suicide

Treatments

Behavioral: Psychotherapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02685943

REK 2014/465

Details and patient eligibility

About

Although suicide risk is highly prevalent among the patient population in mental health care, remarkably little research exists on effective treatments. Among a small set of novel approaches, CAMS is particularly promising. The investigators compare CAMS to TAU in a randomized controlled trial at four departments in Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, hypothesizing CAMS to be the superior approach. Primary outcome measures are suicidal ideation and suicide attempts, with secondary outcome measures including general symptoms of mental health problems. Changes in the outcome measures are compared between the two groups from baseline to 6 and 12 months after patients are included in the study. The study has the potential to impact the science of treating suicidal individuals and it could benefit the general public by establishing CAMS as an effective clinical approach for rapidly reducing suicide risk.

Enrollment

80 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ months old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Significant suicide ideation on Beck's Scale for Suicide Ideation (score 13 and above). Informed consent to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Active psychosis, cognitive or physical impairment or other problems that preclude the ability to understand the study procedures and provide informed consent, non-Norwegian speaking subjects