Online Self-help for Students With Suicidal Ideation

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Suicidal Ideation
• Interventions: Behavioral: Unguided web-based intervention

• Registration Number: NCT05636722
• Lead Sponsor: University Ghent

Brief Summary

The main goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an unguided web-based intervention for (college/university) students with suicidal ideation. This study will test the effectiveness by studying the effect on suicidal ideation and related outcomes (hopelessness and worrying) through a pre-post study design.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-04-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-12-02
• Study First Posted: 2022-12-05
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-01
• Study Completion: 2023-12-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-04
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• Be student at a university or college
• Have suicidal thoughts
• ≥ 18 years old
• Have access to internet and a computer/laptop/smartphone
• Speak Dutch

Exclusion Criteria

• /

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention group	Unguided web-based intervention	Participants in this group (all participants) were asked to complete a questionnaire before and after (6 weeks after baseline) using the online self-help intervention (unguided web-based intervention).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Suicidal ideation: Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation	posttest (6 weeks after baseline)	A 21-item self-report questionnaire to measure (the severity of) suicidal ideation in adolescents and adults. Each item is rated on a scale from 0 to 2, resulting in a total score ranging from 0 to 38, with higher scores indicating more (severe) suicidal ideation.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Worrying: Penn State Worry Questionnaire Past Week	posttest (6 weeks after baseline)	A 15-item self-report questionnaire to measure worrying in the past week. Each item is rated on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 0 ("never") to 6 ("almost always").
Hopelessness: The Beck Hopelessness Scale, 4-item version	posttest (6 weeks after baseline)	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