Effect of Suicide Prevention Training for Professionals

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Interventions: Behavioral: Training on suicide prevention

• Registration Number: NCT05539534
• Lead Sponsor: University Ghent

Brief Summary

Annually a substantial number of courses and trainings are organised in Flanders with regard to suicide prevention.These trainings are mainly aimed at intermediaries, such as caregivers, teachers, police, etc. From previous research it appears that such trainings are one of the most effective strategies for increasing knowledge, attitudes, skills and self-confidence with regard to dealing with persons who are suicidal and with crisis situations. However, such research has not yet been conducted in Flanders, which means that the effect of the training on the knowledge and attitudes of the intermediaries could not yet be determined. Therefore, this study aims to determine the effect of the trainings in Flanders. These trainings are organised by the Centre for the Prevention of Suicide (CPZ) and by the suicide prevention workers of the Centers for Mental Health Care.

All participants who register for one of these trainings will be invited by e-mail at three moments to complete an online questionnaire:

* Pre-test: one week before the training,

* Post-test: after the training,

* Follow-up: three months after training.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-01-07
• Study First Submitted: 2021-11-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-09-13
• Study First Posted: 2022-09-14
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-05
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-06
• Primary Completion: 2028-12-31
• Study Completion: 2028-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10000

Inclusion Criteria

• Participating in a suicide prevention training organised by 'Centrum ter Preventie van Zelfdoding' or 'Suïcidepreventiewerking Centra Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg'

Exclusion Criteria

• Not participating in a suicide prevention training organised by 'Centrum ter Preventie van Zelfdoding' or 'Suïcidepreventiewerking Centra Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg'

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Training	Training on suicide prevention	This is a one-arm trial. The intervention group receives a training on suicide prevention.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Degree of knowledge and attitudes on suicide and suicide prevention	Change in knowledge and attitudes at baseline (i.e., from one week before the start of the training) compared to post-test (immediately after the training, i.e. up to 3 days) and follow-up (3 months after post-test)	Self-developed questionnaire about knowledge and attitudes on suicide and suicide prevention based on the Attitudes about Suicide Scale (ATTS).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rate of responses to suicide	Change in Response to suicide at baseline (i.e., from one week before the start of the training) compared to post-test (immediately after the training, i.e. up to 3 days) and follow-up (3 months after post-test)	ONLY APPLICABLE FOR TRAININGS THAT LAST MORE THAN 3 HOURS. Questionnaire Responses to Suicide is a Dutch questionnaire (original name: Vragenlijst Reacties op Suïcidaliteit (VROS). This questionnaire assesses how appropriately someone can react to suicide. The lower the score, the better the person knows how to react.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ghent University Hospital; 🇧🇪 Ghent, Belgium