ACT for Life: a Brief Intervention for Maximizing Recovery After Suicidal Crises
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Suicide, Psychiatric Rehabilitation
In brief
An estimated 20 Veterans kill themselves every day. Suicide prevention literature and public health policy both call for treatment targeting high-risk populations, such as Veterans hospitalized due to suicidal intent and/or attempts. Psychiatric hospitalization is a critical opportunity to provide treatment to reduce the risk of suicide and lay the groundwork for functional recovery. Yet, there are no interventions specifically for suicide prevention that meet Veterans Health Affairs' quality recommendations requiring the provision of evidence-based, recovery-oriented psychotherapy, which are also feasible to use during a typical inpatient stay. The proposed study seeks to take a first step toward filling this gap. In consultation with experts in the field, the authors have developed a protocol applying a recovery-oriented, evidence-based treatment approach to Veteran inpatient care. The proposed pilot study will provide critical information to inform final revisions of the treatment manual and research design for a future study evaluating the efficacy of the intervention.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02751983
- Run by
- VA Office of Research and Development
- People needed
- 70
- Starts
- 2016-11-15
- Expected to finish
- 2018-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-11-13
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Eligible for Veterans Health Administration care
- Age 18-89
- Currently hospitalized due to suicide risk
- Willing to be randomized and participate in the two conditions
You may not qualify if…
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Inability to complete study measures, e.g.:
- due to significant acute intoxication/withdrawal symptoms
- mania
- psychosis
- aggression
- catatonia
- cognitive impairment
- membership in vulnerable population, e.g.:
- prisoners
Where it is running
- Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO — Aurora, Colorado, United States
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