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The INSPiRe Programme: Developing an Intensive Suicide Prevention Therapy for Suicidal Prisoners

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Suicide
Interventions
Other: INSPiRe Programme
Registration Number
NCT03499548
Lead Sponsor
University of Manchester
Brief Summary

This study aims to assess the acceptability and feasibility of a short-term, intensive Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) delivered to male prisoners who have thoughts of ending their lives.

Detailed Description

10 hours of an adapted CBT therapy for suicide will be delivered across 2 weeks in 5 2 hour sessions to male prisoners. They will initially be assessed on several measures of mood, social support and suicidality. They will then undergo therapy. Following this they will be asked to re-completed the initial measures and a post-therapy interview to ascertain their thoughts on their experience of the therapy.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
13
Inclusion Criteria
  • Aged over 21 years old.
  • Has been managed under the Assessment, Care in Custody, and Teamwork (ACCT) system within the last 1 month (including current ACCT review).
  • Sufficient English language proficiency, as judged by the researcher, in order to complete psychometric questionnaires (i.e. adequate reading comprehension) and engage in intensive CBT programme (i.e. adequate verbal communication).
  • Adult is able to provide informed consent as established during baseline clinical interview (BPS, 2006; MCA, 2005).
  • Currently residing in HM Prison (and expected to remain there for at least six weeks; determined through staff and prisoner report).
Exclusion Criteria
  • A primary organic disorder (indicated by prison medical staff report or records).
  • Any current risk behaviour which would compromise the safety of others, as identified by prison staff.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
InterventionINSPiRe Programme10 hours of intensive CBT for suicide will be delivered to male prisoners who are having thoughts of ending their lives. This will be delivered in 2 hours sessions, 5 times across 2 weeks.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8)20 minutes

A measure of participant satisfaction with therapy

Discharge summary sheet15 minutes

Capturing individuals' adherence to the programme or discharge from it

Therapist Rating Form20 minutes

Giving an overall picture of each individual's engagement and progress during the study.

Post-intervention interview1 hour

Qualitative interview to explore the participant's experience of therapy

Therapist Session Summary5 minutes

Measuring levels of adherence and engagement

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

HMP Risley

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Warrington, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

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