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Peer Mentorship to Reduce Suicide Risk Following Psychiatric Hospitalization

NCT02365116 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 79

Last updated 2017-08-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Every year in the United States about 1 million people make a suicide attempt and more than 38,000 die by suicide. The risk of suicide is highest among individuals with mental illness who have been hospitalized due to suicidal thoughts or behaviors, yet there are few interventions known to reduce suicide risk in this population. This study will develop and pilot test a peer mentorship intervention by which trained peer professionals will use their own personal experience with recovery from mental illness to instill hope and belongingness in high-risk patients and provide additional support to prevent future suicidal thoughts or behaviors.

The specific aims of the study are to: (1) develop a peer mentorship intervention to reduce suicide risk among patients psychiatrically hospitalized with suicidal ideation or following a suicide attempt; (2) Conduct a randomized controlled pilot study to assess the acceptability, feasibility, and fidelity of the peer mentorship intervention in preparation for a larger efficacy trial; and (3) an exploratory aim will be to measure potential mediators and moderators of intervention effectiveness in terms of belongingness, burdensomeness, and hopelessness according to the interpersonal theory of suicide.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Peer mentorship

Patients who are working with a peer specialist will have their sessions audio taped and reviewed by research staff for training purposes and to ensure that peer specialists are following protocol.

BEHAVIORAL

Enhanced Usual Care

The enhancement to usual care will occur at the 3 and 6 month follow-up assessments, where participants will be assessed to determine whether they require any additional referral information for follow-up care. If referral information is indicated, the patient will be provided a list of mental health treatment providers in their area.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-19
Primary Completion
2017-05-26
Completion
2017-05-26

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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