Online Suicide Prevention Campaign Aimed at Men

University Ghent

Status: Completed

Conditions: Help-Seeking Behavior; Suicide

Treatments: Behavioral: Online suicide prevention campaign

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05530941

EC/BC-11283

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to examine whether the online suicide prevention campaign for men could increase openness about emotions and help-seeking behavior, and decrease hopelessness and adherence to traditional gender norms concerning self-reliance among men. The effectiveness of the campaign will be evaluated in adult men using a pre-post questionnaire study design.

Enrollment: 205 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Gender identity: male
• ≥ 18 years old
• Have access to internet and a computer/tablet/smartphone
• Speak Dutch

Exclusion criteria

• Gender identity: female or other
• < 18 years old
• No acces to internet and a computer/tablet/smartphone
• Non-Dutch speaking

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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205 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group (all participants) were asked to complete a questionnaire and then received access to the online prevention campaign during three days, after which they were asked to complete another questionnaire.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Online suicide prevention campaign