A Randomized Trial for Suicidal Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02685943 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 19, 2016
Last Update Posted : April 19, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Suicidal Ideation Attempted Suicide Suicide | Behavioral: Psychotherapy | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 80 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | "Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality" (CAMS) in Comparison to "Treatment as Usual" (TAU) for Suicidal Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 1, 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 1, 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 1, 2019 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: CAMS treatment
Psychotherapy using the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality framework
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Behavioral: Psychotherapy |
Active Comparator: Treatment as usual
Ordinary treatment for suicidal patients
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Behavioral: Psychotherapy |
- Changes in scores on Beck's Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSSI) [ Time Frame: From baseline to 6 and 12 months after patient is included in the study ]Interview scale with 19 items that measures a patient's suicidal ideation at its worst point in the past 2 weeks.
- Changes in scores on The Outcome Questionaire 45 (OQ-45) [ Time Frame: From baseline to 6 and 12 months after patient is included in the study ]A 45-item questionnaire designed to measure key areas of mental health functioning (symptoms, interpersonal problems and social role functioning)
- Norwegian Patient Registry (NPR) data [ Time Frame: Yearly for five years after study inclusion ]Data entered in the NPR on self harm, suicide attempts, new hospital admissions to health treatments, discharge diagnosis, intoxication, and death by any causes.
- Changes in scores on Suicide Attempt Self-Injury Count (SASI-C) [ Time Frame: changes from baseline to 6 and 12 months after patient is included in the study ]An interview covering past self-inflicted injuries and categorizing them into suicide attempts and non-suicidal acts. The tool also creates counts of self-inflicted injuries by method, medical risk severity and lethality

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Months and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Significant suicide ideation on Beck's Scale for Suicide Ideation (score 13 and above). Informed consent to participate.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active psychosis, cognitive or physical impairment or other problems that preclude the ability to understand the study procedures and provide informed consent, non-Norwegian speaking subjects

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02685943
Norway | |
Vestre Viken Helseforetak | |
Drammen, Norway, 3004 |
Principal Investigator: | Roar Fosse, Ph.D. | Division of mental health and addiction, Vestre Viken |
Responsible Party: | Vestre Viken Hospital Trust |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02685943 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
REK 2014/465 |
First Posted: | February 19, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 19, 2021 |
Last Verified: | April 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Plan Description: | Individual patient data will not be shared/ published |
Suicide Suicidal Ideation Suicide, Attempted Self-Injurious Behavior Behavioral Symptoms |