Evaluating the effectiveness of a post-training enhancement to the LifeKeepers suicide prevention programme across three training modalities: A randomised control trial.

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Recruiting

• Conditions: suicide prevention; Mental Health - Suicide

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000030976
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Auckland

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-01-20
• Last Update Posted: 5 July 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

Trainees who have completed either the LifeKeepers General or Maori workshops or the online modules, and who have consented to participate in the research,

Exclusion Criteria

The training is not intended for health practitioners who have received more advanced suicide prevention training such as, medical and mental health professionals and they will therefore be excluded from the study.

Training participants who have completed the LifeKeepers training programme but not completed the post-test will be excluded as post-test scores are required for baseline data.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary outcome 1:<br>The difference in mean scores of declarative knowledge and skills about suicide from baseline (post-test scores) to 6 months follow-up between the Enhanced LifeKeepers training relative to LifeKeepers training as usual (non-enhanced) and the Attention control placebo group.<br> <br>The 6 months assessment will require participants to read a case scenario and answer 10 multichoice items with four answer alternatives per question (developed specifically for the study) each pertaining to content presented in the training.<br><br><br>[Timepoint primary outcome 1: <br>.<br>6 months post randomisation]