Motivational Interviewing to Address Suicidal Ideation for Veterans at High Risk for Suicide

Description

The purpose of this project is to conduct a randomized control trial with 470 Veterans to examine the impact of a revised version of Motivational Interviewing to Address Suicidal Ideation (MI-SI-R) on risk for suicide attempts and suicidal ideation when compared to high quality usual care.

Conditions

Suicide, Attempted, Suicidal Ideation

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Study overview

The purpose of this project is to conduct a randomized control trial with 470 Veterans to examine the impact of a revised version of Motivational Interviewing to Address Suicidal Ideation (MI-SI-R) on risk for suicide attempts and suicidal ideation when compared to high quality usual care.

Motivational Interviewing to Address Suicidal Ideation: A Randomized Controlled Trial With Suicidal Veterans

Motivational Interviewing to Address Suicidal Ideation for Veterans at High Risk for Suicide

Condition
Suicide, Attempted
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Canandaigua

VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System, Canandaigua, NY, Canandaigua, New York, United States, 14424-1159

Portland

VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, Portland, Oregon, United States, 97207-2964

Charleston

Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29401-5703

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Veteran status,
  • * admitted to an inpatient unit, referred by a suicide prevention coordinator, or identified as high-risk via data extraction,
  • * age 18 and over,
  • * English speaking and reading, and
  • * ability to understand the study and provide informed consent,
  • * high-risk status confirmed by suicide attempt within a month on the Columbia- Suicide Severity Rating Scale or a score \> 5 on the Scale for Suicidal Ideation
  • * current psychosis,
  • * active mania,
  • * dementia,
  • * impaired decision making capacity, and
  • * institutionalization due to hospitalization in a non-VA facility, jail, or prison.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

VA Office of Research and Development,

Peter C. Britton, PhD MS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System, Canandaigua, NY

Study Record Dates

2027-06-29