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NCT Number: NCT06611956

Needs Assessment Among Carers of Someone With Suicidal Thoughts

With this study the investigators would like to gain insight into the experienced needs carers of individuals with suicidal thoughts, who attempted suicide or who died by suicide. By carers the investigators mean everyone who knows/knew someone close to them who is thinking about suicide, attempted suicide or died by suicide. By mapping out these needs, the investigators hope to better support carers and develop/improve initiatives and tools.

The investigators examine this by means of an online one-time questionnaire. In this questionnaire the investigators ask the participants questions about what it is like to be a carer and what are some of the experienced needs, as well as experiences with existing initiatives/tools.

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Key information

Conditions

Suicide Prevention Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Informal Caregivers Self-Injurious Behavior Suicide

Age range

16 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention, 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

  • 16 years or older
  • Someone close to them has experienced suicidal thoughts, attempted suicide or died by suicide in the past three years
  • Access to internet
  • Understand sufficient Dutch (to complete the questionnaire)

Exclusion criteria

  • /

Treatment and study plan

No intervention (observational study)

Other

No intervention (observational study)

Primary outcomes

  1. Background information: information on the participant

    Time frame: Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes

    Personal information (self-developed questionnaire): age, gender identity, education, cultural background, work status, recruitment type

  2. Background information: information on the suicidal person

    Time frame: Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes

    Information on the suicidal person (self-developed questionnaire): relationship with the person, age, gender identity, suicidality, degree of contact

  3. Experienced burden: suicidality

    Time frame: Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes

    based on national health survey (Sciensano, 2018)

  4. Experienced burden when supporting the individual with suicdial thoughts

    Time frame: Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes

    self-developed questionnaire on the role of the carer and current degree of care

  5. Experienced burden when supporting the individual with suicdial thoughts

    Time frame: Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes

    Zarit Caregiver Burden 4-item questionnaire (Zarit et al., 1985; Higginson et al., 2010)

  6. Experienced burden: psychological stress

    Time frame: Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes

    Kessler Psychological Distress Scale , 6-item (Kessler et al., 2002, 2003)

  7. Experienced needs

    Time frame: Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes

    Self-developed questionnaire examining the need for information, need for support and needs with regards to health care

  8. Experience with existing initiatives and tools

    Time frame: Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 15-20 minutes

    Self-developed questionnaire about the experience of participants with existing initiatives and tools

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Ghent

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Sep 25, 2024
Registry last updated
Sep 5, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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