Study to Prevent Negative Thoughts of Life

Institute for Research & Development Sri Lanka

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Active Suicidal Ideations

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive behavioural therapy; Other: Treatment as usual

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00862732

IRD/03-08

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to test whether cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) offered by trained therapists, to people with current active suicidal ideations, is efficacious as a secondary prevention strategy in Sri Lanka, when compared with treatment as usual provided by Medical Officers (Mental Health; MO (MH)) of government hospitals

Enrollment: 68 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 64 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 18 - 64 years
• Self reported current active suicidal ideations
• Ability to speak and write Sinhala

Exclusion criteria

• An acute intent and planning of suicide
• In-patient/out-patient treatment following an attempted suicide during the previous two-year period
• A diagnosis of mental retardation
• A diagnosis of sensory deficit
• A diagnosis of alcohol abuse
• A diagnosis of psychotic illness

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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68 participants in 2 patient groups

1 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Intervention group will receive a series of sessions of cognitive behaviour therapy. Delivery of CBT will be by three therapists; PI and two other Medical Officers. Each session will last for 30- 45 minutes and they will be delivered at the participant's residence (or at an alternative place of participant's choice) at two weeks intervals. They will be followed-up for three months from the cessation of CBT sessions.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive behavioural therapy

2 Treatment as usual

Active Comparator group

Description:

Will be referred to the MO(MH). They also will be followed-up for an equal length of time period as of the participants in the intervention group.

Treatment:

Other: Treatment as usual