Effect of Suicide Prevention Training for Professionals

Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Suicide Prevention Training for Professionals on Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Suicide Prevention

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05539534
• Other study ID #: 2018/1329
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 7, 2019
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2028

Study information

• Verified date: December 2023
• Source: University Ghent
• Contact: Gwendolyn Prof. Dr. Portzky
• Phone: +3293320775
• Email: info[@]vlesp.be
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Annually a substantial number of courses and trainings are organised in Flanders with regard to suicide prevention.These trainings are mainly aimed at intermediaries, such as caregivers, teachers, police, etc. From previous research it appears that such trainings are one of the most effective strategies for increasing knowledge, attitudes, skills and self-confidence with regard to dealing with persons who are suicidal and with crisis situations. However, such research has not yet been conducted in Flanders, which means that the effect of the training on the knowledge and attitudes of the intermediaries could not yet be determined. Therefore, this study aims to determine the effect of the trainings in Flanders. These trainings are organised by the Centre for the Prevention of Suicide (CPZ) and by the suicide prevention workers of the Centers for Mental Health Care.

All participants who register for one of these trainings will be invited by e-mail at three moments to complete an online questionnaire:

• Pre-test: one week before the training,

• Post-test: after the training,

• Follow-up: three months after training.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 10000
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2028
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2028
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participating in a suicide prevention training organised by 'Centrum ter Preventie van Zelfdoding' or 'Suïcidepreventiewerking Centra Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg'

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not participating in a suicide prevention training organised by 'Centrum ter Preventie van Zelfdoding' or 'Suïcidepreventiewerking Centra Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg'

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Suicide
• Suicide Prevention

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Training on suicide prevention
Suicide prevention training in Flanders is organised by the Centre for the Prevention of Suicide and the suicide prevention workers of the Centra for Mental Health Care. These trainings are announced via the website zelfmoord1813.be/vormingen or are organized on demand. When a participant registers, they will be invited to participate in the study one week before the training.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	Ghent University Hospital	Ghent

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Ghent

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Socio-demographic characteristics	Socio-demographic characteristics such as gender, age, and work.	Baseline (i.e., from one week before the start of the training)
Other	Evaluation of the training	Self-developed questionnaire about how the participants experienced the training, i.e. how satisfied they were, how applicable the training was, and an overall score of the training.	Post-test (immediately after the training, i.e. up to 3 days)
Primary	Degree of knowledge and attitudes on suicide and suicide prevention	Self-developed questionnaire about knowledge and attitudes on suicide and suicide prevention based on the Attitudes about Suicide Scale (ATTS).	Change in knowledge and attitudes at baseline (i.e., from one week before the start of the training) compared to post-test (immediately after the training, i.e. up to 3 days) and follow-up (3 months after post-test)
Secondary	Rate of responses to suicide	ONLY APPLICABLE FOR TRAININGS THAT LAST MORE THAN 3 HOURS. Questionnaire Responses to Suicide is a Dutch questionnaire (original name: Vragenlijst Reacties op Suïcidaliteit (VROS). This questionnaire assesses how appropriately someone can react to suicide. The lower the score, the better the person knows how to react.	Change in Response to suicide at baseline (i.e., from one week before the start of the training) compared to post-test (immediately after the training, i.e. up to 3 days) and follow-up (3 months after post-test)