Group ("Project Life Force") vs. Individual Suicide Safety Planning RCT
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Suicide
In brief
The management of suicide risk is a pressing national public health issue especially among Veterans. This grant consists of two arms: the novel treatment and treatment-as-usual. "Project Life Force" (PLF), a novel suicide safety planning group intervention has been developed to provide a mechanism to develop and enhance the Suicide Safety Plan (SSP) over time. PLF, a 10-session, group intervention, combines cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)/dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skill based, and psychoeducational approaches, to maximize suicide safety planning development and implementation. Veterans revise their plans over several weeks while learning coping, emotion regulation, and interpersonal skills to incorporate into their safety plans.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03653637
- Run by
- VA Office of Research and Development
- People needed
- 294
- Starts
- 2018-10-15
- Expected to finish
- 2024-03-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-11-10
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Discharge from inpatient unit for suicidal ideation or attempts, or placement on the high-risk suicide list maintained by suicide prevention coordinators
- Completion of a safety plan during the past 6 months prior to entry
- Concurrence from the patient's mental health provider for the Veteran to participate in the study and the provider is willing to work with the research team.
You may not qualify if…
- Unable to provide informed consent or complete study requirements
- Unable to speak English
- Cognitive difficulties that impair consent capacity
- Unable or unwilling to provide at least one verifiable contact for emergency or tracking purposes
- Unable to attend outpatient group treatment program or tolerate group therapy format
- Active alcohol or opiate dependence requiring medically supervised withdrawal
- Schizophrenia diagnosis
- Participation in another intervention RCT
Where it is running
- James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY — The Bronx, New York, United States
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.