Evaluation of a Gatekeeper Training for Pharmacists

NCT ID: NCT05991635

Last Updated: 2024-02-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 201 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-04-12
• Study Completion Date: 2024-01-11

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate to what extent a gatekeeper training (e-learning) for pharmacists and PTA is effective in changing the attitudes, knowledge, and self-efficacy. Moreover, it aims to examine how they evaluate the training and whether they were able to apply the learned skills in practice.

Conditions

Suicide

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Intervention group

Participants in this group (all participants) are asked to complete a questionnaire and then receive access to the online gatekeeper training (e-learning) during three days, after which they were asked to complete another questionnaire. After three months, a third questionnaire is sent.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Gatekeeper training (e-learning)

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The gatekeeper training consists of an interactive e-learning (min. 1h, max. 3h) which includes theoretical knowledge, tips, exercises and relevant examples and cases. The main topics included in the e-learning are:

• Background information on suicide in Flanders (rates)
• Definitions and theoretical background (suicidal process, integrative explanatory model of suicide)
• Debunking existing myths about suicide
• The role of the pharmacist in suicide prevention
• Signal Recognition
• Talking about suicide and suicidal thoughts (start the conversation)
• How and to whom to refer as pharmacist or FTA
• Medication management and medication in the context of suicide
• Rights and obligations of a pharmacist/PTA in the context of suicide prevention
• Self-care

Interventions

Gatekeeper training (e-learning)

The gatekeeper training consists of an interactive e-learning (min. 1h, max. 3h) which includes theoretical knowledge, tips, exercises and relevant examples and cases. The main topics included in the e-learning are:

• Background information on suicide in Flanders (rates)
• Definitions and theoretical background (suicidal process, integrative explanatory model of suicide)
• Debunking existing myths about suicide
• The role of the pharmacist in suicide prevention
• Signal Recognition
• Talking about suicide and suicidal thoughts (start the conversation)
• How and to whom to refer as pharmacist or FTA
• Medication management and medication in the context of suicide
• Rights and obligations of a pharmacist/PTA in the context of suicide prevention
• Self-care

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• ≥ 18 years old
• Have access to internet
• Speak Dutch
• Working as a (public) pharmacist or pharmaceutical technical assistant (FTA)

Exclusion Criteria

• Hospital pharmacists or industrial pharmacists are not included in this study and thus constitute an exclusion criterion.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University Ghent

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Gwendolyn Portzky, Phd

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Ghent

Locations

Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention, Ghent University

Ghent, , Belgium

Countries

Belgium

Other Identifiers

ONZ-2022-0598

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id