Status:

COMPLETED

Suicide Prevention for Patients With Chronic Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Veterans BioMedical Research Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

Rutgers University

Conditions:

Suicide

Chronic Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Patients with chronic pain and moderate suicide risk (n=60) will be randomized to receive remote-PST or remote-supportive psychotherapy. We will assess problem-solving deficits through self-report, ob...

Detailed Description

Every day, 120 people die from suicide, that is one person every 15 minutes.1 Suicide prevention treatments focus on those at highest risk and are primarily delivered as mental health treatments,2-5 a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria will include:
  • has a VA primary care provider and has had an in-person visit with a VA provider in the past year;
  • pain that is (b1) musculoskeletal, defined as regional (joints, limbs, back, neck) or more generalized (chronic widespread pain);
  • pain that is (b2) moderately severe, defined as a Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) intensity item score of 5 or higher for either "average" or "worst" pain in the past week;
  • pain that is (b3) persistent, (i.e., ≥3 months)
  • active suicidal ideation defined as scoring a 2 to 4 on the C-SSRS.
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • life-threatening condition
  • severe cognitive impairment
  • psychotic disorder
  • pregnant or plans to become pregnant in the next year
  • suicide attempt in the past year or hospitalization for suicide risk in the past year

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 20 2020

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 27 2023

    Estimated Enrollment :

    60 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04490265

    Start Date

    May 20 2020

    End Date

    December 27 2023

    Last Update

    July 24 2025

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    East Orange, New Jersey, United States, 07018