Cognitive Therapy for Suicidal Older Men

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Suicide, Attempted

In brief

The primary aim of the proposed study is to compare the efficacy of cognitive therapy (CT) with the efficacy of an enhanced usual care (EUC) intervention for reducing the rate of suicide ideation (SI) and the severity of depression and hopelessness among older men. The investigators expect that suicidal older men randomly assigned to the CT intervention condition will have a lower rate of SI during the follow-up period than participants assigned to the control condition.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01535482

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

110

Starts

2011-09-01

Expected to finish

2017-04-06

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-08

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Suicidal intent or desire during the past month prior to the baseline interview as indicated by a score of 1 or higher on items 4 or 5 of the Scale for Suicide Ideation.
• Male
• 50 years of age or older
• Able to speak English
• Able to provide written informed consent
• Able to attend study assessment and therapy sessions
• Able to provide at least two verifiable contacts for tracking purposes
• Able to function at an intellectual level to allow for the reliable completion of study assessments and participate in psychotherapy as indicated by a Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE) total score of 24 or higher and an Executive Interview (EXIT-25) total score of 14 or lower.

You may not qualify if…

• Needed priority treatment for a substance use disorder as determined by the referring clinician.
• Needed priority treatment for PTSD as determined by the referring clinician.
• Taking antidepressant medication for less than one month, or if antidepressant medication has been changed in the last month as indicated by the Alexopolous "Composite Antidepressant Score" Scale.

Where it is running

• Aaron T. Beck Psychopathology Research Center - University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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