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Randomized Clinical Trial of Re-Evaluating Suicidal Thoughts in Veterans
Led by VA Office of Research and Development · Updated on 2025-12-18
180
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
181 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Suicide prevention is a top priority for VA as all continue to seek new and inventive ways to reduce suicide rates among Veterans. Many experts agree that suicide prevention efforts could be improved by making suicide-specific interventions easier to access. The current project aims to move toward that goal by testing a web-based suicide prevention intervention using an experimental design. The roughly 40-minute intervention aims to teach Veterans coping skills that are designed to ease the emotional distress that often comes with thoughts of suicide. The project will evaluate whether Veterans who receive this intervention report more improvement in suicidal thoughts and behaviors than Veterans who receive a standard course of health care visits. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors will be measured over the course of one month. The investigators hypothesize that Veterans who receive the intervention will report lower suicidal thoughts and behaviors than those who receive the standard course of health care.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Randomized Clinical Trial of Re-Evaluating Suicidal Thoughts in Veterans
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Veteran
- 18 years or older
- Suicidal thoughts within the past two weeks as indicated by positive responses to specific questions about thoughts of killing oneself or how to do so
You will not qualify if you...
- Active psychosis
- Unmedicated bipolar disorder
- Substance use disorder requiring inpatient detoxification before outpatient mental health treatment
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70119
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Research Team
J
Joseph W Boffa, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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