Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention
MBCT-S
1 other identifier
interventional
135
1 country
2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test a psychotherapeutic intervention that integrates cognitive therapy and mindfulness meditation techniques to prevent suicide in military Veterans.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Dec 2013
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
2 active sites
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 10, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 7, 2013
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
December 1, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 3, 2019
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 3, 2019
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
April 22, 2020
CompletedMay 5, 2020
April 1, 2020
5.3 years
May 10, 2013
April 8, 2020
April 22, 2020
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Suicide Event
The investigators define "event" broadly as a range of suicidal behaviors defined according to the VA's Self-Directed Violence Classification System (SDVCS). Based on the SDVCS, an event may include self-directed violence, with or without injury, in which evidence of suicidal intent is clear or undetermined; or suicidal preparatory behaviors. The study definition of a suicide event also includes suicidal ideation resulting in the need for emergency care or psychiatric hospitalization.
12-months post-baseline
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Suicide Attempt
12 months post-baseline
Suicidal Ideation
Baseline, 4 weeks (mid-treatment), 8 weeks (treatment-completion), 6 months and 12-months post-baseline
Hopelessness
Baseline, 4 weeks (mid-treatment), 8 weeks (treatment-completion), 6 months and 12-months post-baseline
Study Arms (2)
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy + Treatment As Usual
ACTIVE COMPARATORPsychotherapeutic intervention that integrates mindfulness meditation with Safety Planning, with a specific focus on reducing suicide risk.
Treatment As Usual
OTHERVA standard care for suicide prevention
Interventions
Psychotherapeutic intervention that integrates mindfulness meditation with Safety Planning, with a specific focus on reducing suicide risk.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- The following criteria were formulated to recruit a sample at high risk for suicide behavior.
- The subject has experienced a suicidal event during the past 30 days. A suicidal event involves
- \) psychiatric hospitalization due to suicidal risk,
- \) psychiatric hospitalization if subject was already on the High Risk for Suicide List,
- \) suicidal ideation with suicidal intent,
- \) suicidal preparatory behaviors, or
- \) actual, interrupted, or aborted suicide attempt.
- AND
- The subject is on or will be placed on the VA High Risk for Suicide List
- OR The subject had an actual, interrupted, or aborted attempt in the last year
- OR In the study clinician's opinion (i.e., Masters or Doctoral level study personnel with formal mental health training) in consultation with the PI, the suicidal event is significant enough to warrant treatment to reduce suicidal risk.
You may not qualify if:
- cognitive deficits that decrease the likelihood of benefit from MBCT-S
- severe symptoms of hallucinations or delusions
- disorganized or disruptive behaviors
- medically unstable
- current mindfulness-based psychotherapy or receipt of 2 or more sessions of a mindfulness-based psychotherapy in the last 12 months
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- VA Office of Research and Developmentlead
- Columbia Universitycollaborator
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jerseycollaborator
Study Sites (2)
East Orange Campus of the VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ
East Orange, New Jersey, 07018, United States
Lyons Campus of the VA New Jersey Health Care System, Lyons, NJ
Lyons, New Jersey, 07939, United States
Related Publications (2)
Interian A, Miller R, Dave C, Latorre M, St Hill L, King A, Boschulte DR, Kline A, Siegel D, Sedita MM, Chesin MS. Examining the Occurrence and Clinical Impact of Difficult Experiences that Emerge during a Mindfulness-Based Intervention among Individuals at High-Risk of Suicide. Mindfulness (N Y). 2024 Jun 18;15:1701-1712.
PMID: 40134457DERIVEDInterian A, Chesin MS, Stanley B, Latorre M, St Hill LM, Miller RB, King AR, Boschulte DR, Rodriguez KM, Kline A. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Preventing Suicide in Military Veterans: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Clin Psychiatry. 2021 Aug 31;82(5):20m13791. doi: 10.4088/JCP.20m13791.
PMID: 34464524DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Alejandro Interian, PHD
- Organization
- VA New Jersey Healthcare System
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Alejandro Interian, PhD
Lyons Campus of the VA New Jersey Health Care System, Lyons, NJ
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- FED
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 10, 2013
First Posted
June 7, 2013
Study Start
December 1, 2013
Primary Completion
April 3, 2019
Study Completion
April 3, 2019
Last Updated
May 5, 2020
Results First Posted
April 22, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share