Motivational Interviewing to Prevent Suicide in High Risk Veterans

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

132 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-07-30

Study Completion Date

2017-12-05

Brief Summary

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The purpose of study is to test the efficacy of an adaptation of Motivational Interviewing to Address Suicidal Ideation (MI-SI) on the severity of suicidal ideation in psychiatrically hospitalized Veterans at high risk for suicide.

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Detailed Description

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Veterans who receive health care from the VA are at elevated risk for suicide, and the number of Veterans at high risk may be growing. Although the months following discharge from psychiatric hospitalization are a period of acute risk for Veterans, there is a dearth of empirically supported treatments tailored to psychiatric inpatients and no studies examining treatments for psychiatrically hospitalized Veterans. This randomized controlled trial will test the efficacy of an adaptation of Motivational Interviewing to Address Suicidal Ideation (MI-SI) on the severity of suicidal ideation in psychiatrically hospitalized Veterans at high risk for suicide. Participants will be recruited from the Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Unit at the Syracuse VA Medical Center. To meet high-risk criteria, Veterans must score over two on the Scale for Suicidal Ideation (SSI), which is prospectively predictive of death by suicide. Participants will complete a screening assessment to confirm eligibility and a baseline assessment of risk factors for suicide. They will be randomized to receive Motivational Interviewing to Address Suicidal Ideation (MI-SI) or a revised version (MI-SI-R) plus treatment as usual (TAU), or TAU alone. The MI-SI groups will receive two sessions of MI-SI during hospitalization and one telephone booster session after discharge. Participants in all conditions will be asked to complete telephone follow-up interviews at 1, 3, and 6 months after discharge. Change in the severity of suicidal ideation will be measured using the SSI.

Conditions

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Suicidal Ideation Treatment Engagement

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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MI-SI+TAU

Motivational Interviewing to Address Suicidal Ideation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MI-SI+TAU

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

MI-SI focuses on exploring and resolving ambivalence about living. It consists of 1 or 2 in-person MI-SI sessions (50 mins.) on an inpatient unit, plus a telephone follow-up MI-SI session (30-50 mins)

MI-SI-R+TAU

Motivational Interviewing to Address Suicidal Ideation Revised

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MI-SI-R+TAU

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

MI-SI-R focuses on resolving ambivalence about living. It consists of 1 or 2 in-person MI-SI sessions (50 mins.) on an inpatient unit, plus a telephone follow-up MI-SI session (30-50 mins)

TAU Alone

Treatment as usual

Group Type OTHER

TAU Alone

Intervention Type OTHER

Inpatient treatment includes medication management, case management, meals and a bed, milieu therapy consisting of creative and social activities, and a safety plan. Some families of veterans also received education to create a supportive home environment. As part of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) suicide prevention policy, the care of suicidal patients is also overseen by a local Suicide Prevention Coordinator and case managers.

Interventions

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MI-SI+TAU

MI-SI focuses on exploring and resolving ambivalence about living. It consists of 1 or 2 in-person MI-SI sessions (50 mins.) on an inpatient unit, plus a telephone follow-up MI-SI session (30-50 mins)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

MI-SI-R+TAU

MI-SI-R focuses on resolving ambivalence about living. It consists of 1 or 2 in-person MI-SI sessions (50 mins.) on an inpatient unit, plus a telephone follow-up MI-SI session (30-50 mins)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

TAU Alone

Inpatient treatment includes medication management, case management, meals and a bed, milieu therapy consisting of creative and social activities, and a safety plan. Some families of veterans also received education to create a supportive home environment. As part of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) suicide prevention policy, the care of suicidal patients is also overseen by a local Suicide Prevention Coordinator and case managers.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Motivational Interviewing to Address Suicidal Ideation MI-SI Revised Treatment as usual

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Veteran status,
* admitted to psychiatric inpatient unit,
* age 18 and over,
* English speaking,
* able to understand the study and provide informed consent,
* clinically cleared to participate by unit staff,
* receive health care from a VHA facility in upstate New York
* at increased risk for suicide (Scale for Suicidal Ideation \[SSI\] \> 2)

Exclusion Criteria

* current psychosis,
* current mania,
* dementia,
* prisoner status,
* being inaccessible
* being discharged from the unit less than 48 hours after being identified by study staff

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No