Treating Suicidality Remotely

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Conditions studied: Suicide Attempt

In brief

Background: Practical and psychological barriers make it difficult for people with Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors (STBs) to get professional help. Online interventions have the potential to overcome many of these barriers, but the online interventions to date have produced small or short-lived effects and have only been found to reduce suicidal thoughts, not behaviors. This is a crucial limitation, since previous studies have shown that interventions that reduce suicidal thoughts often do not prevent suicide attempts, and vice versa. Methods: A fully remote randomized controlled trial will be conducted in which 364 participants of 16 years and older will be recruited through the website of a suicide prevention helpline in the Netherlands and randomized with an allocation ratio of 1:1 to either Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (BCBT-SP) or a semi-guided online self-help course that has previously been found superior to waitlist in reducing suicidal thoughts. The primary outcome of the study is the number of suicide attempts, measured with the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale. Secondary outcomes are self-reported suicidal ideation, healthcare utilization, treatment satisfaction, adverse effects, and quality of life. All outcomes will be assessed at baseline, immediately after the treatment and at 18 months follow-up. Discussion: If remote BCBT-SP proves effective, the findings of this study will add to the evidence base of BCBT-SP as one of very few psychological interventions with replicated effectiveness in preventing suicide attempts and provide the first evidence to date that remote interventions cannot only reduce suicidal thoughts, but also prevent suicidal behavior.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06370104

Run by

113 Suicide Prevention

People needed

364

Starts

2024-05-07

Expected to finish

2028-04-25

Last updated by the study team

2024-05-20

Who can join

Age: 16 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 16 years or older
• Currently living in The Netherlands
• Any type of STBs in the past 4 weeks

You may not qualify if…

• Insufficient mastery of the Dutch language
• Previously engaged in 113 Suicide Prevention's Online Therapy or Self-help course
• Currently seeing a mental health professional at least once every 3 weeks, other then a general practitioner or general practice based nurse practitioner ('POH-GGZ')
• Not able to engage in online therapy, for instance because of severe mood disorders or psychotic symptoms, based on the clinical impression of the research assistant and a supervisor

Where it is running

• 113 Suicide Prevention — Amsterdam, South Holland, Netherlands (enrolling)

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