Active Suicidal Ideations
Conditions
Keywords
active suicidal ideation, cognitive behavioural therapy, Sri Lanka, RCT
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to test whether cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) offered by trained therapists, to people with current active suicidal ideations, is efficacious as a secondary prevention strategy in Sri Lanka, when compared with treatment as usual provided by Medical Officers (Mental Health; MO (MH)) of government hospitals
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCognitive behavioural therapy
Will receive a series of sessions of cognitive behaviour therapy. Delivery of CBT will be by three therapists; PI and two other Medical Officers. Each session will last for 30- 45 minutes and they will be delivered at the participant's residence (or at an alternative place of participant's choice) at two weeks intervals. They will be followed-up for three months from the cessation of CBT sessions.
OTHERTreatment as usual
Will be referred to the MO(MH). They also will be followed-up for an equal length of time period as of the participants in the intervention group.
Sponsors
Institute of Psychiatry, London
Institute for Research & Development Sri Lanka
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age between 18 - 64 years * Self reported current active suicidal ideations * Ability to speak and write Sinhala
Exclusion criteria
* An acute intent and planning of suicide * In-patient/out-patient treatment following an attempted suicide during the previous two-year period * A diagnosis of mental retardation * A diagnosis of sensory deficit * A diagnosis of alcohol abuse * A diagnosis of psychotic illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Presence of active suicidal ideations during the follow-up period | three months after the cessation of intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Impulsiveness Suicide attempts and completed suicides Client satisfaction Probability of common mental disorders Adherence to treatment regime Retention in the treatment regime Quality of life | three months after the cessation of intervention |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Primary ContactSudath Samaraweera, MBBS MSc MD
Outcome results
None listed