A brief intervention for prevention of repetition of self-harm, among those who have recently attempted self-poisoning – a randomized controlled trial
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- on-fatal self-poisoning
- Registration Number
- SLCTR/2017/008
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Research Council, Sri Lanka
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Component A (Nurses)
1.Employment as nursing officers in the study sites for the duration of the study
2.Voluntary participation
Component B
1.Males and females aged 16 years and above
2.Admitted for medical management of non-fatal (attempted) self-poisoning
Exclusion Criteria
Component A (Nurses): no exclusion criteria identified
Component B
1. Diagnosed mental illness such as schizophrenia / psychotic disorder, bipolar affective disorder, dementia, mental retardation or cognitive impairment
2. Patients who are physically too unwell to participate in the interview prior to discharge from hospital.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessment of coping skills (via the Brief-COPE inventory) [At baseline, and at 6 months and 12 months after delivery of the intervention<br><br>]<br>Level of alcohol use (via the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - AUDIT) [At baseline, and at 6 months and 12 months after delivery of the intervention<br>]<br>Depression (via the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 - PHQ-9 and the Peradeniya Depression Scale-PDS) [At baseline, and at 6 months and 12 months after delivery of the intervention<br>]<br>Rate of repetition of self-harm (by any method, irrespective of degree of suicidal intent). [At baseline, and at 6 months and 12 months after delivery of the intervention<br> ]<br>Level of suicidal intent associated with any repetition of self-harm (via the Pierce Suicide Intent Scale - PSIS)<br> [At baseline, and at 6 months and 12 months after delivery of the intervention<br> ]<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Acceptability, feasibility and usefulness of the brief psychological intervention – Assessed in the nurses and the participants.<br>Assessment will be via qualitative measures (in-depth interviews and focus-group discussions)<br><br> [At 6 months and 12 months after completion of delivery of the intervention for all participants]<br>