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NCT number NCT05637203
Other study ID # 00007664
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date February 15, 2024
Est. completion date April 30, 2026

Study information

Verified date January 2024
Source University of Rochester
Contact Jennifer Lockman, PhD
Phone 615-830-2413
Email jennifer.lockman@centerstone.org
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Crisis stabilization centers (CSCs) provide a less costly and more comfortable alternative to Emergency Department care for individuals with suicidal crises. With demand for crisis alternatives growing, effective interventions that fit the unique workflows and workforce of CSCs are needed to realize their life-saving potential. To address this need, the investigators will adapt, and pilot test the effectiveness of an interpersonally enhanced recovery and follow-up intervention delivered during and after admissions acute suicidal crises.


Description:

The US is poised for growth and investment in our mental health crisis system, with a national phone/text line launching, accompanied by new funding for crisis services. More than 600 Crisis Stabilization Centers (CSCs) across the US provide suicidal clients with a more comfortable and less costly alternative to Emergency Department (ED) care. In light of rising demand, there is an urgent need for feasible, effective, interpersonal, recovery-oriented interventions. This study adapts and tests a novel intervention for delivery prior to and after discharge from CSCs. THRIVE uses the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide as a framework to bolster social connectedness and counter perceived burdensomeness. Preliminary data shows promising results. However, CSC workflows and culture require context-specific adaptation. This study leverages the Model for Adaptation Design and Impact to adapt THRIVE for CSCs, test feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness, and conduct a pilot RCT in two CSCs. The CSC-adapted intervention addresses interpersonal drivers of suicide risk and bolsters safety, recovery, and community linkage through: (a) a 'belonging and giving' group during CSC stay, (b) recovery coaching calls for 4 weeks post-discharge, and (c) an optional phone app that provides reinforcement and resources for connection. The pilot will compare THRIVE + Discharge/Safety Planning (D/SP) to D/SP alone, examining the degree to which THRIVE engages the targeted mechanisms of change at one- and three-months post-discharge. Aim 1. Adapt THRIVE and complete CSC-specific manual using MADI. Aim 2. Test feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness of THRIVE for CSCs. CSC Guests (n = 20). 75% of guests will participate in a THRIVE group and at least one follow-up session within one month of discharge. Ratings of acceptability and satisfaction will be ≧ 75%. CSC Staff (n = 4). Fidelity ratings of audio recordings of group and coaching calls with be at least ≧ 75% for all staff who deliver THRIVE. CSC Administrators will rate acceptability and appropriateness of THRIVE for CSCs as ≧ 75%. Aim 3. Conduct a randomized pilot effectiveness trial (n = 162) to assess the effect of THRIVE on treatment initiation and on key interpersonal drivers of suicide - belongingness and burdensomeness. We hypothesize that CSC guests who receive THRIVE + D/SP vs. D/SP alone will have: H1: Higher rates of treatment initiation at 1 month and 3 months from CSC discharge. H2. Increased belongingness and decreased burdensomeness at 1 and 3 months after discharge. We will explore the effect of the intervention on treatment engagement, acute care psychiatric readmissions, and suicidal ideation and suicidal behavior over 3-month follow-up. At the end of the study, THRIVE for CSCs will be ready to test in an effectiveness trial for preventing suicidal behavior.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 162
Est. completion date April 30, 2026
Est. primary completion date June 30, 2025
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: 1. Admission to CSC with suicidal crisis, as defined by active suicide ideation ascertained by the Columbia Suicide-Severity Rating scale, which the sites already routinely administer. 2. Ability and willingness to provide information for and permission to contact one person in case of emergency or inability to reach the participant for follow-up Exclusion Criteria: 1. Under age 18. 2. Inability to communicate with the researcher in English. 3. Acute psychiatric instability (e.g., psychotic symptoms). Most patients with psychosis are transferred to Emergency Departments instead of CSCs, so we do not expect many exclusions based on this criterion.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
THRIVE (Toward Hope, Recovery, Interpersonal Growth, Values, and Engagement)
THRIVE is an interpersonally focused recovery and care transition program. THRIVE (previously called "RELATE" in our SAMHSA grants) involves engaging a person during and following acute suicidal crisis in a sequence of interpersonally focused therapeutic tasks. The purpose of THRIVE is to help CSC guests re-build connections and "contribute" to the world in ways they find personally meaningful, while also transitioning safely to outpatient, community-based care. THRIVE involves a Belonging and Giving Reflections Group while at the CSC, followed by a 4-week, phone-based, recovery and care transition series of coaching calls.
Discharge / Safety Planning
A written safety plan completed with the person Mental health appointment scheduled within seven days One phone follow-up call within 30 days

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Connections Health-Urgent Psychiatric Center Phoenix Arizona
United States Connections Health-Crisis Response Center Tucson Arizona

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Rochester Centerstone Research Institute

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Treatment Initiation Psychological Problem Area subscale of the Treatment Services Review. This scale consists of 5 service review items in which the person states the number of times s/he received a specified service. Outcome of interest is 0 v. > 0. >0 = treatment initiation 1 month after discharge
Primary Treatment Initiation Psychological Problem Area subscale of the Treatment Services Review. This scale consists of 5 service review items in which the person states the number of times s/he received a specified service. Outcome of interest is 0 v. > 0. >0 = treatment initiation. 3 months after discharge
Primary Perceived Burdensomeness Perceived Burdensomeness Items of Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire. Scale has 5 items scored 0 to 2. Range= 0-10 (lower=better outcome) 1 month after discharge
Primary Perceived Burdensomeness Perceived Burdensomeness Items of Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire. Scale has 5 items scored 0 to 2. Range= 0-10 (lower=better outcome) 3 months after discharge
Primary Thwarted Belongingness Thwarted Belongingness Items of Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire. Scale has 5 items scored 0 to 2. Range= 0-10 (lower=better outcome) 1 month
Primary Thwarted Belongingness Thwarted Belongingness Items of Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire. Scale has 5 items scored 0 to 2. Range= 0-10 (lower=better outcome) 3 months after discharge
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