Psychoeducational Course for Suicide Prevention

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Conditions studied: Suicide Prevention, Suicide Threat, Self Efficacy, Stress, Psychological, Psychiatric Emergency, Psychiatric Disorder

In brief

The plan is to include patients with a history of increased risk of suicide. In the aftermath of an episode of imminent suicide risk, patients will receive a psychoeducational course that entails information on different aspects of suicide-related topics, identifying triggers and detecting early warning signals for increased suicide risk. The course culminates in working on completing a individual safety plan to prevent an future increase in suicide risk. The course will incorporate both patients and their next of kin. The psychoeducational course will be compared to a control group where the patients receive one individual session with focus on a safety plan to evaluate the intervention. Both groups will receive treatment as usual (TAU) during both the acute phase and follow-up. The study will be conducted as a randomized controlled trial.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06466356

Run by

St. Olavs Hospital

People needed

80

Starts

2024-06-03

Expected to finish

2031-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients with a suicide attempt, suicidal behavior, or risk of suicidal behavior and a clinician evaluating that the patient has an intention to die
• Patients with a suicide attempt or suicidal behavior defined as "a self-inflicted, potentially injurious behavior with a non-fatal outcome for which there is evidence of intention of death and/or considered to have had or been close to a suicidal crisis syndrome.

You may not qualify if…

• Not being sufficiently fluent in Norwegian to provide informed consent, valid responses on psychometric testing or to benefit from a psychoeducative course.
• A known diagnosis of ICD-10 F 60.3 (borderline personality disorder) with similar symptoms at previous admittances.
• Ongoing psychosis.
• A substance abuse condition to such a degree that they are unable to comply with the protocol and are considered to be at risk when attending psychoeducational courses.
• Organic brain disorders or mental disabilities in such a degree that they are unable to comply with the protocol.
• Not being able to give an informed consent

Where it is running

• Helse Nord-Trøndelag — Levanger, Trøndelag, Norway (enrolling)
• St. Olav Hospital — Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway (enrolling)

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