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NCT Number: NCT05158946

A Future-oriented Group Training for Suicidal Patients

The main goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a Future-oriented Group training aimed at reducing suicidality in adults. This will test the effectiveness by studying the effect on suicidal ideation and related outcomes, compared to Treatment As Usual. Participants will also be asked to evaluate the group training. The study is a multicentre randomized controlled trial conducted in out-patient Flemish mental healthcare facilities.

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Key information

Conditions

Suicidal Ideation Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Self-Injurious Behavior Suicide Suicide Attempt Suicide, Attempted

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Unit for Suicide Research, Ghent University

Ghent, 9000, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Speak Dutch
  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Have access to internet
  • Be suitable for group therapy
  • Have mild to severe suicidal thoughts (BSS score of minimum 1)

Exclusion criteria

  • Conditions expected to severely hinder group participation, comprehension of the training content or adherence

Treatment and study plan

Future Oriented Group Training

Behavioral

This study's experimental condition consisted of a Future Oriented Group Training (FOGT), originally developed in 2008 by van Beek et al. (2009). Participants followed this training weekly, over a period of 9 weeks in groups of 6 to 10 participants. The sessions, which lasted one and a half hours each, were each led by one trainer.

Primary outcomes

  1. Suicidal ideation: The Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation

    Time frame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (9 weeks after start of intervention), follow-up (3 months after the end of the intervention)

    A 21-item self-report questionnaire to measure (the severity of) suicidal ideation in adolescents and adults. Each item is rated on a scale from 0 to 2, resulting in a total score ranging from 0 to 38, with higher scores indicating more (severe) suicidal ideation.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Depressive symptoms: The second edition of the Beck Depression Inventory

    Time frame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (9 weeks after start of intervention), follow-up (3 months after the end of the intervention)

    A 21-item self-report questionnaire to measure depressive symptoms and attitudes in the past week. Each item is rated on a scale from 0 to 3, resulting in a total score ranging from 0 to 63, with higher scores indicating more depressive symptoms.

  2. Hopelessness: The Beck Hopelessness Scale

    Time frame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (9 weeks after start of intervention), follow-up (3 months after the end of the intervention)

    A 20-item self-report questionnaire to measure hopelessness in adolescents and adults. Each item is rated as 'true' (score = 1) or 'false' (score = 0) for them over the past week, resulting in a total score ranging from 0 to 20, with higher scores indicating higher levels of hopelessness.

  3. Defeat: the Defeat Scale

    Time frame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (9 weeks after start of intervention), follow-up (3 months after the end of the intervention)

    A 16-item self-report questionnaire to measure defeat on a five-point Likert scale.

  4. Entrapment: the Entrapment Scale

    Time frame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (9 weeks after start of intervention), follow-up (3 months after the end of the intervention)

    A 16-item self-report questionnaire to measure entrapment on a five-point Likert scale.

  5. Worrying: The Penn State Worry Questionnaire - past week

    Time frame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (9 weeks after start of intervention), follow-up (3 months after the end of the intervention)

    A 15-item self-report questionnaire to measure worrying in the past week. Each item is rated on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 0 ("never") to 6 ("almost always").

  6. Future-oriented thinking

    Time frame: Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), posttest (9 weeks after start of intervention), follow-up (3 months after the end of the intervention)

    A 22-item self-report questionnaire to measure repeated thinking about the future, specifically about the likelihood of negative and positive events happening. Each item is rated on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0 ("never") to 3 ("almost always").

Other outcomes

  1. Treatment evaluation

    Time frame: Posttest (9 weeks after start of intervention)

    Rating of the general training (score ranging from 0 to 10) and 10 statements about several aspects of the format, content and effect of the group training. Of these statements, 4 were rated on a 3-point Likert scale, and 6 on a 5-point likert scale

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Ghent

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Registry information

Official study title

Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Effectiveness of Future-oriented Group Training for Suicidal Patients

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2018
First posted
Dec 15, 2021
Registry last updated
Jan 6, 2022

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