Development of a Video-based Intervention for Suicide Prevention

Butler Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Psychiatric Hospitalization; Suicide

Treatments: Behavioral: LifePlans

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT04307394

1910-001

R34MH119414 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators will develop a brief video-based intervention for suicide prevention, called LifePlans. LifePlans will be tested in an initial open trial (n = 10) to examine its feasibility and acceptability. Investigators will recruit patients admitted to a psychiatric hospital for suicidal thoughts and behaviors who will receive the intervention for 4 weeks post-discharge. Patients will be assessed at hospital baseline, 1 month post-discharge, and 6 months post-discharge.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• current psychiatric hospitalization for suicidal thoughts and behaviors
• 18 years or older
• ability to speak and read English
• plan to continue outpatient treatment
• access to means for viewing videos (computer, tablet, smartphone)

Exclusion criteria

• current psychotic symptoms

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

LifePlans

Experimental group

Description:

LifePlans is a video series using real patients telling their stories of overcoming suicidal thoughts and behaviors to help others who are struggling with these issues.

Treatment:

Behavioral: LifePlans