PHARM-S.A.V.E.S: Suicide Prevention Training

University of North Carolina (UNC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Suicide

Treatments: Behavioral: Interactive video cases; Behavioral: Pharm-SAVES

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT05128227

21-1062

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in which 150 pharmacy staff members will be randomized to an experimental or control group and data on suicide prevention communication and secondary outcomes will be collected over the course of the RCT.

Full description

This is a prospective pilot RCT that will evaluate the impact of suicide prevention gatekeeper training (Pharm-SAVES) on 150 pharmacy staff member communication behaviors (primary outcome). Data will be collected at baseline, immediately after training is completed, and at 1-month follow up. Data sources include simulated patient observations (to rate quality of communication) and survey data (for self-reports of knowledge, self-efficacy, and referral behaviors).

Enrollment: 119 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Staff must:

• be at least 18 years of age;
• read and speak English; and
• be currently employed as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician at a community pharmacy

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals will be excluded if they hold floater status (non-staff pharmacists or technicians).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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119 participants in 2 patient groups

Pharm-SAVES

Active Comparator group

Description:

This is an approximately 30-minute self-guided online module that covers basic information about suicide prevention gatekeeper skills training that is relevant to community pharmacists.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Pharm-SAVES

Interactive video case

Experimental group

Description:

An approximately 30-minute self-guided online suicide prevention gatekeeper skills training module, plus two approximately 5-minute interactive video cases in which participants are asked to respond to patients who exhibit suicidal warning signs.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Interactive video cases

Behavioral: Pharm-SAVES