Assessment of Emotion Regulation Strategies Used When Suicidal

Part of paid clinical trials in Columbus, Ohio.

Sponsor
Ohio State University
Study ID
NCT05722197
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Emotion Regulation
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Treatment Refusal

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Crisis Response Planning and Lethal Means Safety Counseling — BEHAVIORAL
    Crisis Response Planning is an efficacious, one-session intervention that increases positive affect, decreases negative affect and psychiatric hospitalizations, and reduces suicide attempts by 76% among Servicemembers

Study Details

Crisis Response Planning is an efficacious, one-session intervention that increases positive affect, decreases negative affect and psychiatric hospitalizations, and reduces suicide attempts by 76% among Servicemembers. Crisis Response Planning is hypothesized to reduce suicidality by identifying a variety of personalized strategies that are designed to strengthen and/or promote emotion regulation processes.Research in nonmilitary samples suggests the effectiveness of emotion regulation strategies varies across situations. The applicability of these findings to suicidality among Servicemembers is unknown. Improved understanding of what strategies work under which circumstances and for whom will significantly advance our ability to prevent suicide among Servicemembers. Hypotheses include: 1. Use of self-management strategies, thinking about reasons for living, and seeking social support at time t will be associated with significant reductions in suicidal ideation at time t+1. 2. Use of distraction, reappraisal, and interpersonal emotion regulation strategies at time t will be associated with significant reductions in suicidal ideation at time t+1. 3. Affect intensity and social context will significantly moderate the time-lagged effects of Crisis Response Planning and emotion regulation strategy use on suicidal ideation. 4. Distinct profiles of demographic (e.g., gender, age), historical (e.g., prior suicide attempts), and psychological characteristics (e.g., emotion dysregulation, symptom severity) will predict who experiences a decrease in suicidal ideation following the use of Crisis Response Planning and emotion regulation strategies. 5. (Exploratory): Individuals who utilize their Crisis Response Planning more frequently and perceive Crisis Response Planning as more effective will be more likely to engage in mental health treatment at follow-up.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 23, 2022
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
Jan 23, 2027
Completion
Jan 23, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
334 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Crisis Response Plan and Lethal Means Counseling
    All participants will complete a narrative suicide risk assessment, collaboratively develop a Crisis Response Plan, and receive lethal means counseling. The Crisis Response Plan will include the following sections: (1) identifying personal warning signs for suicide; (2) identifying self-regulation strategies for reducing emotional distress; (3) identifying reasons for living; (4) identifying sources of social support; and (5) accessing professional crisis services. Participants will handwrite the plan on an index card, sheet of paper, or another similar medium. After completing the Crisis Response Planning, researchers will conduct lethal means counseling to develop a plan for restricting or limiting access to potentially lethal methods of suicide.

Primary Outcome Measure

Suicidal Ideation - Ecological Momentary Assessment [ Time Frame: Change over 28 consecutive days ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterColumbusOhio43214
Lauren Khazem, PhD
[email protected]
614-366-2294

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