Facilitating Use of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in Alcohol Patients (Reach Out)

Facilitating Use of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in Alcohol Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04488055

Enrollment

488

Registered

2020-07-27

Start date

2020-10-15

Completion date

2025-09-17

Last updated

2025-11-04

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Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder, Suicide

Keywords

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Brief summary

The purpose of this research study is to learn about people who use the National Suicide Prevention (NSP) Lifeline during a suicidal crisis and those who don't. The researchers would also like to learn whether people who have experienced a suicidal crisis could benefit from participating in a therapy session about their thoughts and perceptions of the NSP Lifeline.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCrisis Line Facilitation (CLF)

CLF is a motivational interviewing-based intervention

BEHAVIORALEnhanced Usual Care (EUC)

In addition to receiving the brochure, EUC condition participants will meet with a therapist (in-person or remotely) for approximately 15 minutes for a descriptive overview of the brochure.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

21 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Probable alcohol use disorder within the past year based on an Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) score of 16 or greater * Report of a suicide attempt within the past year OR a lifetime suicide attempt more than a year ago and current suicide ideation within the past month based on a score of 5 or greater on the Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (BSS) or depression in the past month as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory with a of 20 or higher.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who do not understand English * Prisoners * Patients with profound psychotic symptoms and/or cognitive deficits that would prevent patients from understanding the content of the intervention and/or assessments.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Crisis line utilization	Up to 12 months	The Time Line Follow Back (TLFB) assessment will be used as the primary measure of crisis line utilization. Participants will report days of utilization.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Suicidal behavior	Up to 12 months	The Time Line Follow Back (TLFB) assessment will be the primary measure of suicidal behavior. Participants will report days with suicidal behavior.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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