Online Self-help for Students With Suicidal Ideation

Suicidal Ideation Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of an Unguided Web-based Intervention for Students With Suicidal Ideation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Withdrawn

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05636722
• Other study ID #: EC/BC-11287
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 1, 2022
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: December 2023
• Source: University Ghent
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The main goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an unguided web-based intervention for (college/university) students with suicidal ideation. This study will test the effectiveness by studying the effect on suicidal ideation and related outcomes (hopelessness and worrying) through a pre-post study design.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: December 1, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Be student at a university or college
• Have suicidal thoughts
• = 18 years old
• Have access to internet and a computer/laptop/smartphone
• Speak Dutch

Exclusion Criteria:

• /

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Suicidal Ideation

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Unguided web-based intervention
An online unguided intervention based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and elements of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Problem Solving Therapy, and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. The intervention consists of 6 modules with each a theoretical part, a weekly assignment and (optional and mandatory) exercises. Participants are advised to complete one module weekly. The original intervention was adapted to students (language, addition of podcasts, examples that were more suited to their lives).

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention, Ghent University	Ghent

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Ghent

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Suicidal ideation: Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation	A 21-item self-report questionnaire to measure (the severity of) suicidal ideation in adolescents and adults. Each item is rated on a scale from 0 to 2, resulting in a total score ranging from 0 to 38, with higher scores indicating more (severe) suicidal ideation.	Baseline (right before the intervention)
Primary	Suicidal ideation: Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation	A 21-item self-report questionnaire to measure (the severity of) suicidal ideation in adolescents and adults. Each item is rated on a scale from 0 to 2, resulting in a total score ranging from 0 to 38, with higher scores indicating more (severe) suicidal ideation.	posttest (6 weeks after baseline)
Secondary	Hopelessness: The Beck Hopelessness Scale, 4-item version	A 4-item self-report questionnaire to measure hopelessness in adolescents and adults. Each item is rated as 'true' (score = 1) or 'false' (score = 0) for them over the past week, resulting in a total score ranging from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating higher levels of hopelessness.	Baseline (right before the intervention)
Secondary	Hopelessness: The Beck Hopelessness Scale, 4-item version	A 4-item self-report questionnaire to measure hopelessness in adolescents and adults. Each item is rated as 'true' (score = 1) or 'false' (score = 0) for them over the past week, resulting in a total score ranging from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating higher levels of hopelessness.	posttest (6 weeks after baseline)
Secondary	Worrying: Penn State Worry Questionnaire Past Week	A 15-item self-report questionnaire to measure worrying in the past week. Each item is rated on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 0 ("never") to 6 ("almost always").	Baseline (right before the intervention)
Secondary	Worrying: Penn State Worry Questionnaire Past Week	A 15-item self-report questionnaire to measure worrying in the past week. Each item is rated on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 0 ("never") to 6 ("almost always").	posttest (6 weeks after baseline)