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Telehealth Intervention for Suicide Risk

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Gretchen L Haas, Ph.D.

Research Sponsored by VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up at every visit: screen, baseline(s), week 2,4,6,8,12; timeframe is the past week, including today.

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing whether a new system that monitors Veterans' suicidal thoughts after they leave the hospital can help reduce suicide risk.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for Veterans over 18 years old who have been hospitalized for suicidal ideation and show mild depressive symptoms. They must be able to use the telehealth system and have phone access. Those with cognitive issues or serious motor dexterity problems that prevent using the system are not eligible.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests a telehealth monitoring system (TES) combined with standard Suicide Risk Monitoring (VHA-SRM) against VHA-SRM alone in preventing suicide among Veterans post-hospital discharge, with regular assessments over a three-month period.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves monitoring systems rather than medication, traditional side effects are not applicable. However, participants may experience emotional discomfort from daily questions about suicidal behavior.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ at every visit: screen, baseline(s), week 2,4,6,8,12; timeframe is the past week, including today.

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~at every visit: screen, baseline(s), week 2,4,6,8,12; timeframe is the past week, including today.

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and at every visit: screen, baseline(s), week 2,4,6,8,12; timeframe is the past week, including today. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Secondary outcome measures

Change in Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS). Posner, K; Brent, D; Lucas, c; Gould, M; Stanley, B; Brown, G; Fisher, P; Zelazny, J; Burke, A; Oquendo, M; Mann, J.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: TES+ VHA-SRMExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Telehealth monitoring system (TES) will be added to the VA suicide risk management system (VHA-SRM)

Group II: VHA-SRMActive Control1 Intervention

VHA-SRM will be active comparator

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Who is running the clinical trial?

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare SystemLead Sponsor

32 Previous Clinical Trials

11,229 Total Patients Enrolled

American Foundation for Suicide PreventionOTHER

33 Previous Clinical Trials

9,595 Total Patients Enrolled

21 Trials studying Suicide

8,198 Patients Enrolled for Suicide

Gretchen L Haas, Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorVA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Media Library

Telehealth Monitoring System Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03724370 — N/A

Suicide Research Study Groups: VHA-SRM, TES+ VHA-SRM

Suicide Clinical Trial 2023: Telehealth Monitoring System Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03724370 — N/A

Telehealth Monitoring System 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03724370 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the maximum capacity of participants in this research program?

"Yes, recent information from clinicaltrials.gov verifies that this medical investigation is actively recruiting subjects. It was initially published on December 14th 2018 and the most recent update occurred on May 5th 2022. The trial requires 180 individuals to be enrolled at 2 different locations."

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Is the recruitment phase of this experiment still underway?

"Affirmative, the clinicaltrial.gov portal confirms that this experiment is currently recruiting participants. Initially posted December 14th 2018 and most recently updated May 5th 2022, 180 volunteers are needed from 2 distinct sites for the trial to commence."

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Recent research and studies

Psychiatric ServicesJournal

Service Implications of Providing Intensive Monitoring During High-risk Periods for Suicide Among VA Patients with Depression

Valenstein, Marcia, M.D., Daniel Eisenberg Ph.D., John F. McCarthy Ph.D., M.P, Karen L. Austin M.P.H., Dara Ganoczy M.P.H., Hyungjin Myra Kim Sc.D., Kara Zivin Ph.D., John D. Piette Ph.D., Mark Olfson M.D., M.P., and Frederic C. Blow Ph.D.. 2009. “Service Implications of Providing Intensive Monitoring During High-risk Periods for Suicide Among VA Patients with Depression”. Psychiatric Services. American Psychiatric Association Publishing. doi:10.1176/ps.2009.60.4.439.

The Annals of Family MedicineJournal

A Randomized Trial to Reduce the Prevalence of Depression and Self-harm Behavior in Older Primary Care Patients

Almeida, O. P., J. Pirkis, N. Kerse, M. Sim, L. Flicker, J. Snowdon, B. Draper, et al.. 2012. “A Randomized Trial to Reduce the Prevalence of Depression and Self-harm Behavior in Older Primary Care Patients”. The Annals of Family Medicine. Annals of Family Medicine. doi:10.1370/afm.1368.

American Journal of PsychiatryJournal

Mental Health Service Delivery and Suicide Risk: The Role of Individual Patient and Facility Factors

Desai, Rani A., David J. Dausey, and Robert A. Rosenheck. 2005. “Mental Health Service Delivery and Suicide Risk: The Role of Individual Patient and Facility Factors”. American Journal of Psychiatry. American Psychiatric Association Publishing. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.162.2.311.

American Journal of Public HealthJournal