Status:
COMPLETED
Mitigating Suicide Risk With Single Session 'Brief Skills for Safer Living'
Lead Sponsor:
Unity Health Toronto
Conditions:
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Mental health concerns have been on the rise since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has worsened risk factors for suicide, including job loss, anxiety, depression, and loneliness. Time...
Detailed Description
This study will test a brief online clinical intervention targeting suicide risk that will be delivered widely, remotely, rapidly and with minimal load on the healthcare system in Canada. The "Skills ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 years or older
- Experiencing suicidal ideation in the past week (Beck Suicide Scale\>10)
- Ability to undergo psychotherapy in English
- Access to a computer with a camera or a mobile phone with a camera
- Access to internet
- Access to an emergency contact and hospital within commuting distance
- Not receiving other psychotherapy concurrently
- Willing to have the session recorded to review therapy fidelity
- Follow-up visits with a psychiatrist or family doctor where a psychotherapeutic modality (e.g. DBT, psychodynamic therapy, etc.) is not being used are allowable.
Exclusion
- The presence of cognitive impairment that would limit consent or understanding of Brief-SfSL
- The presence of active psychosis
- Current substance use disorder
- Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 24 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
77 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04495543
Start Date
December 1 2020
End Date
March 24 2023
Last Update
November 9 2023
Active Locations (1)
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St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1M8