Circle of Life. Improving Capacity of Swampy Cree Community Members to Recognize People at Risk for Suicide

NCT01287416 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: H2010:192
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 55
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Primary Hypothesis: Participants in the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) gatekeeper training will be significantly more likely to have increased knowledge and preparedness to help people with suicidal ideation than participants who receive the resilience retreat. Secondary Hypotheses:

1. 1.Participants in ASIST gatekeeper training will not have higher levels of post-intervention distress or suicidal ideation compared to the resilience retreat.
2. 2.High levels of distress, grief, and alcohol abuse will significantly impact on the learning and retention of suicide intervention skills.

Conditions

Suicide

Keywords

Suicide Intervention; Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST); Resilience Retreat; First Nations; Suicide Intervention and Response Inventory (SIRI)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• SIRI Questionnaire Score

  The Suicide Intervention Response Inventory (SIRI-2) will be used to detect enhancement of intervention skills in participants. The 25-item SIRI-2 is a self-administered test that was designed to measure competnce in choosing appropriate response to a series of clinical scenarios with suicidal individuals. Research on the SIRI-2 has shown its good psychometric properties, freedom from social desirabiity effects and responsiveness to training in suicide prevention.

  pre-training, post-training and 6 mo follow up

Secondary Outcomes (15)

• Self-perceived Confidence in Helping a Suicidal Individual

  pre-training, post-training and 6 month follow-up

• Self-perceived Skill in Helping a Suicidal Individual

  pre-training, post-training and 6 month follow-up

• Self-perceived Knowledge About Suicide

  pre-training, post-training and 6 month follow-up

• Self-perceived Preparedness

  pre-training, post-training and 6 month follow-up

• Self-reported Distress

  pre-training and 6 month follow-up

Study Arms (2)

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

EXPERIMENTAL

ASIST is a 2-day intensive, interactive and practice-dominated course aimed at enabling people to recognize risk and learn how to intervene immediately to prevent suicide. The training is designed for anyone (especially those in a position of trust), from professionals and volunteers to members of the community. Participants range from those in caring roles to people concerned about family members or friends. The theory is that suicide can be pre¬vented with the help of prepared caregivers. ASIST is designed to help all caregivers become more willing, ready and able to help persons at risk. Just as "CPR" skills make physical first aid possible, training in suicide intervention develops the skills used in suicide first aid.

Behavioral: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

Resilience Retreat

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The two days will be divided into cultural activities, sharing circles, small group discussions, story telling and dance. Two First Nations community leaders will be identified to lead each of the two retreats.

Behavioral: Resilience Retreat

Interventions

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training BEHAVIORAL

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a 2-day, 14 hour suicide intervention skills training workshop.

Also known as: ASIST

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

Resilience Retreat BEHAVIORAL

The Resilience Retreat is a 2-day, 14 hour session

Resilience Retreat

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• All members of the Swampy Cree Tribal communities who are currently residing on the reserves will be eligible to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• being less than 16 years of age
• prior training in SafeTALK or ASIST
• being an elected official in a First Nations community

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Manitoba: lead
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Manitoba Department of Psychiatry

Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 3N4, Canada

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Sareen J, Isaak C, Bolton SL, Enns MW, Elias B, Deane F, Munro G, Stein MB, Chateau D, Gould M, Katz LY. Gatekeeper training for suicide prevention in First Nations community members: a randomized controlled trial. Depress Anxiety. 2013 Oct;30(10):1021-9. doi: 10.1002/da.22141. Epub 2013 Jun 12.

  PMID: 23761133 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Suicide

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Self-Injurious Behavior; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Shay-Lee Bolton
• Organization: University of Manitoba

sbolton@hsc.mb.ca

204-787-5082

Study Officials

• Jitender Sareen, MD

  Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 10, 2011
• First Posted: February 1, 2011
• Study Start: July 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2011
• Study Completion: February 1, 2011
• Last Updated: May 13, 2014
• Results First Posted: May 13, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-04

Locations

CA (1)