Think Life, an Online Self-help Intervention for Coping With Suicidal Ideation

University Ghent

Status: Completed

Conditions: Suicidal Ideation

Treatments: Behavioral: Online self-help intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03209544

2014/1050

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of the Think Life study is to test the effect of an online, unguided self-help intervention, i.e. Think Life. The primary hypothesis is that Think Life will reduce suicidal ideation. The secondary hypothesis is that Think Life will lead to improvements in depressive symptoms, hopelessness, rumination, and anxiety. Positive changes are expected after completing Think Life and at follow-up, twelve weeks after baseline.

Enrollment: 724 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years or older
• Have internet access and an e-mail account

Exclusion criteria

• No suicidal thoughts (i.e. baseline score on Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation = 0)

Trial design

724 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group gains access to Think Life, an online self-help intervention. During 6 weeks they receive a new module on a weekly basis.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Online self-help intervention

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Waitlist control group. They receive access to Think Life after 12 weeks.