Randomized Clinical Trial of Re-Evaluating Suicidal Thoughts in Veterans
Effects of a Targeted Web-Based Suicide Prevention Intervention on Suicidal Ideation and Self-Directed Violence: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Veterans
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Veteran
* 18 years or older
* Past two-week suicidal ideation as indicated by positive reply to C-SSRS questions ("Have you had any actual thoughts of killing yourself," or, "Have you been thinking about how you might do this?")
Exclusion Criteria:
* Active psychosis
* Unmedicated bipolar disorder
* Instances in which a substance use disorder would indicate inpatient detoxification prior to engaging in other outpatient mental health interventionsAbout the study
Suicide prevention is a top priority for VA as all continue to seek new and inventive ways to reduce suicide rates among Veterans. Many experts agree that suicide prevention efforts could be improved by making suicide-specific interventions easier to access. The current project aims to move toward that goal by testing a web-based suicide prevention intervention using an experimental design. The roughly 40-minute intervention aims to teach Veterans coping skills that are designed to ease the emotional distress that often comes with thoughts of suicide. The project will evaluate whether Veterans who receive this intervention report more improvement in suicidal thoughts and behaviors than Veterans who receive a standard course of health care visits. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors will be measured over the course of one month. The investigators hypothesize that Veterans who receive the intervention will report lower suicidal thoughts and behaviors than those who receive the standard course of health care.
What is being tested
- Treatment-as-usual (other)
- Re-Evaluating Suicidal Thoughts (behavioral)
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development · Participants: 180 · Started: Jan 8, 2024
Contact the study team
- Joseph W Boffa, PhD · Phone: (504) 507-2000
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05884476
Locations in the U.S.
| Louisiana | Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, New Orleans, LA, New Orleans |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.