Adjunctive Team Enhanced Intervention to Improve Suicide Prevention Evidence-Based Practices in Primary Care

NCT04606173 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SRG-0-064-19
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 27
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the proposed study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a brief educational intervention (TEACH) that includes evidence-based strategies designed to improve task-specific teamwork and its impact (vs. standard practice) on teamwork among primary care team members and on evidence-based suicide prevention care provided to Veterans in Primary Care.

Conditions

Suicide Prevention

Keywords

interprofessional education; huddle; primary care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Total Score on the Expectancy Rating Scale

  4-item Likert-scaled self-reported questionnaire, Expectancy Rating Scale (ERS) assessing the primary care team's perceived feasibility of TEACH. The total score ranges from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher feasibility.

  baseline and 12-weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Change in total score on the Team Development Measure

  baseline and 12-weeks

• Change in number of patients receiving evidence-based suicide prevention practices based on guidelines

  baseline and 16-weeks

Study Arms (2)

Standard Practice plus TEACH

EXPERIMENTAL

Primary care teamlets will receive standard organizational education and support regarding suicide prevention and also engage in Team Education for Adopting Changes in Healthcare (TEACH) huddles.

Other: Team Education for Adopting Changes in Healthcare (TEACH)

Standard Practice

NO INTERVENTION

Standard Practice condition will involve the current evidence-based support included in web-based provider-trainings and electronic medical record reminders/templates that are standard within an organization

Interventions

Team Education for Adopting Changes in Healthcare (TEACH) OTHER

TEACH, an educational strategy which includes evidence-based strategies to improve task-specific teamwork will occur across 4 brief (20-30 minutes) team meetings over a 12-week period.

Standard Practice plus TEACH

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Current primary care teamlets of same team within Upstate New York VA primary care clinics
• Must demonstrate stable employment in primary care setting (employed in primary care more than 3 months)

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Syracuse VA Medical Center: lead
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Syracuse VA Medical Center

Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Suicide Prevention

Interventions

Delivery of Health Care

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Suicide; Self-Injurious Behavior; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Patient Care Management; Health Services Administration; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: FED
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 15, 2020
• First Posted: October 28, 2020
• Study Start: June 24, 2021
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2022
• Study Completion: April 17, 2023
• Last Updated: April 24, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

Locations

US (1)