Intervention to Reduce Serious Mental Illness and Suicide Stigma Among Medical Students

NCT ID: NCT05325320

Last Updated: 2022-05-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

126 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-04-06

Study Completion Date

2023-05-31

Brief Summary

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The team aims to develop and test the efficacy of a serious mental illness (SMI) and suicide ideation and attempt (SIA) stigma reduction intervention for medical students. The team expects that after intervention exposure, relative to control group, participants in the experimental condition will manifest more favorable change in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.

Detailed Description

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People with serious mental illness (PSMI; i.e. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder) die, on average, 25 years earlier than the general population. Suicide is a key factor for this disparity as it is the leading cause of unnatural deaths among this population. Research identifies Latinos as a particularly vulnerable group, accounting for one of the highest rates (over 30%) of serious mental illness (SMI) among ethnic minorities in the United States (US). Latinos also hold one of the highest prevalence of suicide ideation and attempts (SIA) with rates of 10.1% and 4.4% respectively. This scenario worsens for one Latino subgroup, Puerto Ricans, who have the highest prevalence of SMI (36%) and SIA among Latinos in the US (7.9% and 3.5% respectively). Taken together, these facts present a concerning scenario for Latinos, especially Puerto Ricans with SMI/SIA. Health professionals play a key role in identifying SMI/SIA among patients; unfortunately, SMI/SIA stigma hinders this process.

The proposed study aims to: 1) develop the content of an intervention to reduce SMI/SIA stigma among medical students, 2) determine the acceptability and feasibility of implementing the intervention among medical students by examining recruitment/screening procedures, participation/refusal/retention rates, and participant satisfaction, and; 3) pilot test the preliminary efficacy of the intervention in reducing SMI/SIA stigma among medical students by increasing knowledge of SMI and SIA, reducing negative attitudes towards SMI/SIA and increasing behavioral skills for providing healthcare to PSMI.

Conditions

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Stigmatization Clinical Competence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Stigma Reduction Intervention

Participants randomized to the experimental condition will receive the SMI/SIA Stigma Reduction Intervention.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SMI/SIA Stigma Reduction Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Online course designed to reduce stigma behaviors towards serious mental illness and suicide ideation and attempt among medical students. It aims to improve medical students' healthcare delivery skills.

Disaster Preparedness Course

Participants randomized to the control condition will receive a Disaster Preparedness Course, addressing the basics of natural disaster preparedness.

Group Type OTHER

Disaster Preparedness Course

Intervention Type OTHER

Online course designed to improve professionals' skills and competencies for engaging in disaster preparedness.

Interventions

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SMI/SIA Stigma Reduction Intervention

Online course designed to reduce stigma behaviors towards serious mental illness and suicide ideation and attempt among medical students. It aims to improve medical students' healthcare delivery skills.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Disaster Preparedness Course

Online course designed to improve professionals' skills and competencies for engaging in disaster preparedness.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Medical student currently in third year of medical school training

Exclusion Criteria

* Do not speak English
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Eliut Rivera-Segarra, Ph.D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ponce Health Sciences University

Nelson Varas-Diaz, Ph.D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Florida International University

Locations

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Florida International University

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Ponce Health Sciences University

Ponce, , Puerto Rico

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States Puerto Rico

Central Contacts

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Eliut Rivera-Segarra, Ph.D

Role: CONTACT

787-840-2575

Facility Contacts

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Nelson Varas Díaz, Ph.D

Role: primary

305-348-2618

Eliut Rivera Segarra, Ph.D

Role: primary

787-840-2575

Other Identifiers

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1R34MH120179-01A1

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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1R34MH120179-01A1

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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