Trial Outcomes & Findings for Increasing Treatment Seeking Among Suicidal Veterans Calling the Crisis Line (NCT NCT01771965)

NCT ID: NCT01771965

Last Updated: 2017-07-26

Results Overview

The investigators will be asking about service utilization since baseline interview. Zero = no mental health treatment and 1 = received mental health treatment.

• Recruitment status: COMPLETED
• Study phase: NA
• Target enrollment: 19 participants
• Primary outcome timeframe: 30 days after baseline
• Results posted on: 2017-07-26

Participant Flow

The trial implemented the intervention at the VA's National Crisis Line during a period of dynamic change at the Crisis Line including turnover of top leadership and major changes in procedures and personnel. Our bottom line recruitment numbers were low.

Participant milestones

Measure	Usual Care No intervention.	CB Intervention Cognitive Behavioral one-on-one single session administered by phone CB Intervention: The Cognitive Behavioral (CB) intervention is a brief, manualized, tailored one-on-one single session lasting 45-60 minutes and administered by phone. An individual format was chosen to reduce the potential discomfort of stigma of individual concerns in the presence of others. The intervention targets a change in the beliefs that influence whether or not someone enters mental health or substance use treatment. During the session, participants will be given a brief introduction to CBT and informed that CBT is based on the theory that cognitions (i.e., thoughts/beliefs), feelings and behaviors all interact with each other;101, 102 therefore, thoughts about certain situations or things influence behavior. Since thoughts are modifiable, changing thoughts about situations may change behavior.
Overall Study STARTED	10	9
Overall Study COMPLETED	7	4
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	3	5

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Increasing Treatment Seeking Among Suicidal Veterans Calling the Crisis Line

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Measure	Usual Care n=10 Participants No intervention.	CB Intervention n=9 Participants Cognitive Behavioral one-on-one single session administered by phone CB Intervention: The Cognitive Behavioral (CB) intervention is a brief, manualized, tailored one-on-one single session lasting 45-60 minutes and administered by phone. An individual format was chosen to reduce the potential discomfort of stigma of individual concerns in the presence of others. The intervention targets a change in the beliefs that influence whether or not someone enters mental health or substance use treatment. During the session, participants will be given a brief introduction to CBT and informed that CBT is based on the theory that cognitions (i.e., thoughts/beliefs), feelings and behaviors all interact with each other;101, 102 therefore, thoughts about certain situations or things influence behavior. Since thoughts are modifiable, changing thoughts about situations may change behavior.	Total n=19 Participants Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical <=18 years	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years	10 Participants n=5 Participants	9 Participants n=7 Participants	19 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical >=65 years	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous	44.6 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 17.9 • n=5 Participants	39.8 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.6 • n=7 Participants	41.2 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.9 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	2 Participants n=5 Participants	1 Participants n=7 Participants	3 Participants n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	8 Participants n=5 Participants	8 Participants n=7 Participants	16 Participants n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment United States	10 participants n=5 Participants	9 participants n=7 Participants	19 participants n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 30 days after baseline

Population: Only 7 of the 10 control participants and 4 of the 9 intervention participants completed follow-up assessments.

The investigators will be asking about service utilization since baseline interview. Zero = no mental health treatment and 1 = received mental health treatment.

Outcome measures

Measure	Usual Care n=7 Participants No intervention.	CB Intervention n=4 Participants Cognitive Behavioral one-on-one single session administered by phone CB Intervention: The Cognitive Behavioral (CB) intervention is a brief, manualized, tailored one-on-one single session lasting 45-60 minutes and administered by phone. An individual format was chosen to reduce the potential discomfort of stigma of individual concerns in the presence of others. The intervention targets a change in the beliefs that influence whether or not someone enters mental health or substance use treatment. During the session, participants will be given a brief introduction to CBT and informed that CBT is based on the theory that cognitions (i.e., thoughts/beliefs), feelings and behaviors all interact with each other;101, 102 therefore, thoughts about certain situations or things influence behavior. Since thoughts are modifiable, changing thoughts about situations may change behavior.
Change in Treatment Engagement (Number of Participants Entering Treatment)	4 Participants	4 Participants

Adverse Events

Usual Care

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

CB Intervention

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Tracy Stecker, PhD

MUSC

Phone: 843.792.7287

Email: stecker@musc.edu

Results disclosure agreements

• Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
• Publication restrictions are in place