A Brief Mind-Body Bridging Intervention for Suicidal Ideation

A Randomized Pilot Study of a Brief Mind-Body Bridging Intervention for Suicidal Ideation

Status

Terminated

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03677882

Enrollment

Registered

2018-09-19

Start date

2018-12-18

Completion date

2023-01-31

Last updated

2024-02-13

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Conditions

Mind Body Bridging, Suicidal Ideation

Keywords

mind body bridging, mindfulness, suicidal ideation, suicide related behaviors

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to determine whether a Brief Mind-Body Bridging Intervention for Suicidal Ideation (MBB-SI) will result in short or longer-term reduction of psychological factors associated with suicidal ideation (SI) and/or suicide-related behaviors (SRB's) compared to Treatment as Usual (TAU).

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMind Body Bridging Group Session

Participants assigned to TAU + MBB will will receive treatment from the Suicide Prevention Team and the Mental Health Service, AND will be asked to participate in consisting of three to eight 60-minute sessions that will occur consecutively. Each group will be led by a trained MBB facilitator. Participants will receive a workbook at the beginning of the training that contains an explanation of all the major concepts involved in Mind Body Bridging. The workbook has homework assignments to be completed daily between group sessions.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Subjects will be Veterans aged 18-80 admitted to Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (SARRTP) with addictive disorders and/or co-occurring psychiatric disorder with suicide risk factors.

Exclusion criteria

* None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in frequency and/or intensity of suicidal ideation	Weekly during the intervention, one-month post-intervention, three months post-intervention, six months post-intervention	Determine if there is a significant difference in the frequency and/or intensity of suicidal ideation, as measured by the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSS) among the MBB-SI + TAU cohort compared to the TAU. We will use the total BSS score, ranging from 0 to 38. Increased scores reflect greater suicide risk.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026