Tool for Sibling and Children of Someone With Suicidal Thoughts

NCT ID: NCT06100575

Last Updated: 2024-02-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 29 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-10-16
• Study Completion Date: 2024-01-29

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate to what extent a website developed for siblings and children (16-25 years old) of someone with suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors is effective in improving perceived pressure, knowledge, attitudes, self-confidence and hopelessness. Moreover, it aims to examine how participants evaluate the website.

Conditions

Suicide

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Website (www.mee-leven.be)

Participants in this group (all participants) are asked to complete a questionnaire and then receive access to the website during three days, after which they were asked to complete another questionnaire.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Website (www.mee-leven.be)

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The tool is a website aimed siblings and children of someone who has suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors. The intended objectives of the tool are 1) to contribute to knowledge about suicide and health care options, 2) to increase perceived competences in dealing with suicidality of a family member, 3) to reduce perceived pressure and negative feelings such as hopelessness and 4) to be accessible and user-friendly.

These objectives are achieved by providing the following content: 1) concerning the sibling/child themselves (primary objective) : information about the potential impact of having a suicidal family member, own needs, informal and formal (self) care, dealing with the suicidal family member, dealing with other family members 2) concerning the suicidal family member (Secondary objective): information about the suicidal process, signal recognition, how to provide support/create a safe environment for suicidal loved ones , help available for suicidal relatives

Interventions

Website (www.mee-leven.be)

The tool is a website aimed siblings and children of someone who has suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors. The intended objectives of the tool are 1) to contribute to knowledge about suicide and health care options, 2) to increase perceived competences in dealing with suicidality of a family member, 3) to reduce perceived pressure and negative feelings such as hopelessness and 4) to be accessible and user-friendly.

These objectives are achieved by providing the following content: 1) concerning the sibling/child themselves (primary objective) : information about the potential impact of having a suicidal family member, own needs, informal and formal (self) care, dealing with the suicidal family member, dealing with other family members 2) concerning the suicidal family member (Secondary objective): information about the suicidal process, signal recognition, how to provide support/create a safe environment for suicidal loved ones , help available for suicidal relatives

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Siblings and children of someone who has suicidal thoughts and/or behavior
• 16-25 years old
• Have access to internet
• Speak Dutch

Exclusion Criteria

• /

• Minimum Eligible Age: 16 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 25 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

B6702023000493 - ONZ-2023-0335

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id