Suicide Prevention Study of VA-BIC in the Veteran Population
NCT ID: NCT04446468
Last Updated: 2026-01-28
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COMPLETED
NA
92 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-03-19
2025-09-25
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Objectives: This project aims to 1) Identify the effect of PEACE on suicidal ideation after psychiatric hospitalization, compared to standard care alone; 2) Identify the effect of PEACE on social connectedness and engagement in care after psychiatric hospitalization, compared to standard care alone; and 3) Compare the effect of PEACE on suicide attempts and suicide deaths after psychiatric hospitalization, compared to standard care alone.
Methods: This is a single-site, assessor-blinded, randomized control trial of PEACE plus standard psychiatric hospital discharge care compared to standard psychiatric hospital discharge care alone. The trial will enroll up to 160 participants aged 18 years and older who are being discharged from the White River Junction VA Medical Center inpatient mental health unit. Participants will be randomized to either the PEACE intervention plus standard psychiatric discharge care or standard psychiatric discharge care alone. Suicidal ideation, hopelessness, social connectedness, engagement in care, suicide attempts, and app engagement (only those randomized to PEACE) will be measured at baseline and one, three, and six months post-discharge. Participants randomized to PEACE will also receive eight additional intervention contacts as part of the VA-BIC protocol.
Hypothesis: Veterans receiving the PEACE intervention will report greater improvements in suicidal thoughts and behaviors, hopelessness, social connectedness, and engagement in care at follow-up contact visits compared to Veterans receiving standard care alone.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
SINGLE
Study Groups
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PEACE
The PEACE intervention will be delivered by a trained mental health staff member, such as a study psychologist, mental health nurse, social worker, or psychiatrist. The intervention consists of three synergistic components that work to support the patient after inpatient psychiatric discharge: 1) Brief educational component, where the patient receives a one-hour, one-on-one, personalized educational session on suicide prevention; 2) Seven regular contacts after discharge, where the study psychologist who delivered the brief educational visit will contact the patient to monitor the patient's symptoms, assess treatment adherence, review their safety plan, and assist the patient with engaging in care, if needed; and 3) Mobile app, which aims to improve the patient's social connectedness and provide additional educational materials on suicide. Patients in this arm will also continue to receive standard post-discharge psychiatric care.
PEACE
The intervention consists of three synergistic components that work to support the patient after inpatient psychiatric discharge: 1) Brief educational component, where the patient receives a one-hour, one-on-one, personalized educational session on suicide prevention; 2) Seven regular contacts after discharge, where the study psychologist who delivered the brief educational visit will contact the patient to monitor the patient's symptoms, assess treatment adherence, review their safety plan, and assist the patient with engaging in care, if needed; and 3) Mobile app, which aims to improve the patient's social connectedness and provide additional educational materials on suicide.
Standard Psychiatric Hospital Discharge Care
Current VA standard discharge care includes five core elements. First, patients and their outpatient providers are required to be involved in discharge planning. Second, patients should be offered evidence-based treatments to address their mental health symptoms. Third, the inpatient team should work with the patient to complete a safety plan prior to discharge. Fourth, the inpatient team should arrange two follow-up care visits within 30 days of discharge. Fifth, the inpatient team in conjunction with the SPC assess whether patients are appropriate to be placed on the High Risk for Suicide List. Patients who are placed on the High Risk for Suicide List receive enhanced oversight as outlined in VA policy.
Control
Those randomized to the control arm will receive standard psychiatric hospital discharge care alone. Current VA standard discharge care includes five core elements. First, patients and their outpatient providers are required to be involved in discharge planning. Second, patients should be offered evidence-based treatments to address their mental health symptoms. Third, the inpatient team should work with the patient to complete a safety plan prior to discharge. Fourth, the inpatient team should arrange two follow-up care visits within 30 days of discharge. Fifth, the inpatient team in conjunction with the SPC assess whether patients are appropriate to be placed on the High Risk for Suicide List. Patients who are placed on the High Risk for Suicide List receive enhanced oversight as outlined in VA policy.
Standard Psychiatric Hospital Discharge Care
Current VA standard discharge care includes five core elements. First, patients and their outpatient providers are required to be involved in discharge planning. Second, patients should be offered evidence-based treatments to address their mental health symptoms. Third, the inpatient team should work with the patient to complete a safety plan prior to discharge. Fourth, the inpatient team should arrange two follow-up care visits within 30 days of discharge. Fifth, the inpatient team in conjunction with the SPC assess whether patients are appropriate to be placed on the High Risk for Suicide List. Patients who are placed on the High Risk for Suicide List receive enhanced oversight as outlined in VA policy.
Interventions
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PEACE
The intervention consists of three synergistic components that work to support the patient after inpatient psychiatric discharge: 1) Brief educational component, where the patient receives a one-hour, one-on-one, personalized educational session on suicide prevention; 2) Seven regular contacts after discharge, where the study psychologist who delivered the brief educational visit will contact the patient to monitor the patient's symptoms, assess treatment adherence, review their safety plan, and assist the patient with engaging in care, if needed; and 3) Mobile app, which aims to improve the patient's social connectedness and provide additional educational materials on suicide.
Standard Psychiatric Hospital Discharge Care
Current VA standard discharge care includes five core elements. First, patients and their outpatient providers are required to be involved in discharge planning. Second, patients should be offered evidence-based treatments to address their mental health symptoms. Third, the inpatient team should work with the patient to complete a safety plan prior to discharge. Fourth, the inpatient team should arrange two follow-up care visits within 30 days of discharge. Fifth, the inpatient team in conjunction with the SPC assess whether patients are appropriate to be placed on the High Risk for Suicide List. Patients who are placed on the High Risk for Suicide List receive enhanced oversight as outlined in VA policy.
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Be a Veteran eligible to receive VA services;
* Be 18 years or older;
* Be able to speak English;
* Have access to a smart phone and express willingness to download a mobile app.
Exclusion Criteria
* The investigators do not plan to enroll any potentially vulnerable populations including prisoners, or involuntarily committed patients.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center
FED
VA Office of Research and Development
FED
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Natalie Riblet, MD MPH
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
White River Junction VA Medical Center, White River Junction, VT
Locations
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White River Junction VA Medical Center, White River Junction, VT
White River Junction, Vermont, United States
Countries
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References
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Riblet NB, Soncrant C, Mills P, Yackel EE. Analysis of Reported Suicide Safety Events Among Veterans Who Received Treatment Through Department of Veterans Affairs-Contracted Community Care. Mil Med. 2023 Aug 29;188(9-10):e3173-e3181. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usad088.
Cornelius SL, Berry T, Goodrich AJ, Shiner B, Riblet NB. The Effect of Meteorological, Pollution, and Geographic Exposures on Death by Suicide: A Scoping Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 23;18(15):7809. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18157809.
Riblet NB, Gottlieb DJ, Watts BV, Levis M, Shiner B. Irregular hospital discharge from acute inpatient and residential mental health treatment settings in a large integrated healthcare system. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2021 Sep-Oct;72:7-14. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2021.06.009. Epub 2021 Jun 26.
Riblet NB, Gottlieb DJ, Watts BV, Levis M, Scott R, Shiner B. Is It Time for the Mental Health Field to Consider Unplanned Discharge a Key Metric of Patient Safety? J Nerv Ment Dis. 2022 Mar 1;210(3):227-230. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001425.
Riblet NB, Kenneally L, Stevens S, Watts BV, Gui J, Forehand J, Cornelius S, Rousseau GS, Schwartz JC, Shiner B. A virtual, pilot randomized trial of a brief intervention to prevent suicide in an integrated healthcare setting. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2022 Mar-Apr;75:68-74. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2022.02.002. Epub 2022 Feb 18.
Riblet NB, Varela M, Ashby W, Zubkoff L, Shiner B, Pogue J, Stevens SP, Wasserman D, Watts BV. Spreading a Strategy to Prevent Suicide After Psychiatric Hospitalization: Results of a Quality Improvement Spread Initiative. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2022 Oct;48(10):503-512. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2022.02.009. Epub 2022 Mar 6.
Britton PC, Berrouiguet S, Riblet NB, Zhong BL. Editorial: Brief interventions in suicide prevention across the continuum of care. Front Psychiatry. 2022 Jul 26;13:976855. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.976855. eCollection 2022. No abstract available.
Riblet NB, Matsunaga S, Lee Y, Young-Xu Y, Shiner B, Schnurr PP, Levis M, Watts BV. Tools to Detect Risk of Death by Suicide: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Psychiatry. 2022 Nov 16;84(1):21r14385. doi: 10.4088/JCP.21r14385.
Riblet NB, Shiner B, Young-Xu Y, Watts BV. Lithium in the prevention of suicide in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials. BJPsych Open. 2022 Nov 17;8(6):e199. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2022.605.
Riblet NB, Matsunaga S, Shiner B, Schnurr PP, Watts BV. Are suicide risk scales sensitive to change? A scoping review. J Psychiatr Res. 2023 May;161:170-178. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.03.007. Epub 2023 Mar 9.
Riblet NBV, Watts BV. Another Reason to Quit Smoking: Results of a Prospective Study Examining Smoking, COPD, and Suicide. Chest. 2023 Feb;163(2):259-261. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.10.016. No abstract available.
Riblet NB, Young-Xu Y, Shiner B, Schnurr PP, Watts BV. The efficacy and safety of buprenorphine for the treatment of depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Psychiatr Res. 2023 May;161:393-401. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.03.037. Epub 2023 Mar 30.
Riblet NB, Gottlieb DJ, Shiner B, Zubkoff L, Rice K, Watts BV, Rusch B. An Analysis of Irregular Discharges From Residential Treatment Programs in the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Mil Med. 2023 Nov 3;188(11-12):e3657-e3666. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usad131.
Kenneally L, Stevens S, Cornelius S, Shiner B, Rice K, Park J, Watts BV, Teja N, Riblet N. Pilot randomized controlled trial of a brief strategy to prevent suicide after discharge from residential addiction treatment. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2023 Nov;154:209156. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209156. Epub 2023 Aug 29.
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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan
Document Type: Informed Consent Form
Other Identifiers
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MHBC-007-19F
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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