Online Suicide Prevention Campaign Aimed at Men

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Help-Seeking Behavior; Suicide
• Interventions: Behavioral: Online suicide prevention campaign

• Registration Number: NCT05530941
• Lead Sponsor: University Ghent

Brief Summary

This study aims to examine whether the online suicide prevention campaign for men could increase openness about emotions and help-seeking behavior, and decrease hopelessness and adherence to traditional gender norms concerning self-reliance among men. The effectiveness of the campaign will be evaluated in adult men using a pre-post questionnaire study design.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2022-01
• Study Start: 2022-02-03
• Primary Completion: 2022-03-02
• Study Completion: 2022-03-11
• Study First Submitted: 2022-05-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-09-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-09-06
• Study First Posted: 2022-09-07
• Last Update Posted: 2022-09-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 205

Inclusion Criteria

• Gender identity: male
• ≥ 18 years old
• Have access to internet and a computer/tablet/smartphone
• Speak Dutch

Exclusion Criteria

• Gender identity: female or other
• < 18 years old
• No acces to internet and a computer/tablet/smartphone
• Non-Dutch speaking

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention group	Online suicide prevention campaign	Participants in this group (all participants) were asked to complete a questionnaire and then received access to the online prevention campaign during three days, after which they were asked to complete another questionnaire.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Openness about emotions: scales "Communication and Expression of Emotions" and "Normative Restrictions of Affectivity" of the Dimensions of Openness to Emotions (DOE)	Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after three days of access to the campaign)	The Dimensions of Openness to Emotions is a 36 item questionnaire measuring emotional openness.; The "Communication and Expression of Emotions" and "Normative Restrictions of Affectivity" consist of, respectively, 7 and 5 items to be scored on a 5-point Likert scale (0=not at all, 4= completely)
Change in Help-seeking behaviour: General Help-Seeking Questionnaire (GHSQ)	Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after three days of access to the campaign)	The GHSQ measures two aspects of help-seeking, namely when facing personal or emotional problems and when facing suicidal ideation. For each aspect participants indicate how likely (1= extremely unlikely, 7= extremely likely) it is that they would seek help from different kind of sources (10 types).
Change in self-reliance: self-reliance factor of the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory (CMNI)	Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after three days of access to the campaign)	The CMNI is a 22 item scale to measure adherence to traditional Western masculine norms and values across 11 domains. The self-reliance scale consists of 5 items measured on a 4-point Likert scale (1= strongly disagree to 4= strongly agree).
Change in Hopelessness: Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), 4-item version	Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after three days of access to the campaign)	A 4-item self-report questionnaire to measure hopelessness in adolescents and adults. Each item is rated as 'true' (score = 1) or 'false' (score = 0) for them over the past week, resulting in a total score ranging from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating higher levels of hopelessness.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention, Ghent University; 🇧🇪 Ghent, Belgium