Brief Suicide & Trauma Therapy for Suicide Risk — BSTT  

Major Depressive Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title: Using Brief Suicide and Trauma Therapy to Reduce Suicide Risk Among Adults With a History of Childhood Trauma

Status Not yet recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators have developed an integrated suicide intervention, Brief Suicide and Trauma Therapy (BSTT). BSTT combines Brief-Skills for Safer Living (Brief-SfSL)-a promising method to enhance coping skills and reduce suicidality-with a trauma therapy component to alleviate the specific impacts of childhood trauma on suicide risk. The aim of this pilot is to test 12-weeks of BSTT to alleviate suicide risk among individuals with a history of childhood trauma and current suicidality.

Clinical Trial Description

In the last 10 years, despite available treatments, suicide rates have not significantly decreased, and individuals who have experienced any type of childhood maltreatment are at increased odds for suicide attempt. Effective suicide prevention requires learning skills to cope with suicidality in addition to addressing the antecedent factors that contribute to suicide risk. In the context of those with childhood trauma and suicidality, addressing antecedent factors may require treatments that target symptoms associated with developmental trauma. Thus, the investigators have developed an integrated suicide intervention, Brief Suicide and Trauma Therapy (BSTT). BSTT combines Brief-Skills for Safer Living (Brief-SfSL)-a promising method to enhance coping skills and reduce suicidality-with a trauma therapy component to alleviate the specific impacts of childhood trauma on suicide risk. The aim of this pilot is to test 12-weeks of BSTT to alleviate suicide risk among individuals with a history of childhood trauma and current suicidality. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depressive Disorder
• Depressive Disorder, Major
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Psychotherapy
• Suicide
• Trauma
• Wounds and Injuries

• NCT number: NCT05613972
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Unity Health Toronto
• Contact: Sakina Rizvi, PhD,MACP,RP
• Phone: 416-864-6060
• Email: rizvisa@smh.ca
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 2024
• Completion date: January 2027