Intervention to Reduce Serious Mental Illness and Suicide Stigma Among Medical Students

NCT05325320 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 1R34MH120179-01A1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 126
• Locations: 2 countries
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The team aims to develop and test the efficacy of a serious mental illness (SMI) and suicide ideation and attempt (SIA) stigma reduction intervention for medical students. The team expects that after intervention exposure, relative to control group, participants in the experimental condition will manifest more favorable change in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.

Conditions

Stigmatization; Clinical Competence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Increase from baseline in scores on the Behavioral Health Skills Inventory (BHSI)

  This 29-item inventory assesses standardized patient simulation interactions including three behavioral components addressing general healthcare related behaviors, SMI related behaviors and SIA related behaviors. Scores range from 0 to 58, with higher numbers reflecting higher skills in healthcare service delivery for PSMI/SIA.

  Baseline, immediately after intervention, 2 week follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Increase from baseline in scores on the Serious Mental Illness Literacy Scale

  Baseline, immediately after intervention, 2 week follow-up

• Increase from baseline in scores on the Literacy of Suicide Scale (LOSS)

  Baseline, immediately after intervention, 2 week follow-up

• Decrease from baseline in scores on The Mental Health Stigma Scale for Health Professionals

  Baseline, immediately after intervention, 2 week follow-up

• Decrease from Stigma of Suicide Scale (Short Version)

  Baseline, immediately after intervention, 2 week follow-up

• Decrease from baseline in scores on The Emotional Reactions Scale

  Baseline, immediately after intervention, 2 week follow-up

Other Outcomes (3)

• Intervention Contamination Inventory

  Immediately after intervention, 2 week follow-up

• Intervention Acceptability Questionnaire

  Immediately after intervention, 2 week follow-up

• Social Desirability Scale

  Immediately after intervention, 2 week follow-up

Study Arms (2)

Stigma Reduction Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants randomized to the experimental condition will receive the SMI/SIA Stigma Reduction Intervention.

Behavioral: SMI/SIA Stigma Reduction Intervention

Disaster Preparedness Course

OTHER

Participants randomized to the control condition will receive a Disaster Preparedness Course, addressing the basics of natural disaster preparedness.

Other: Disaster Preparedness Course

Interventions

SMI/SIA Stigma Reduction Intervention BEHAVIORAL

Online course designed to reduce stigma behaviors towards serious mental illness and suicide ideation and attempt among medical students. It aims to improve medical students' healthcare delivery skills.

Stigma Reduction Intervention

Disaster Preparedness Course OTHER

Online course designed to improve professionals' skills and competencies for engaging in disaster preparedness.

Disaster Preparedness Course

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Medical student currently in third year of medical school training

You may not qualify if:

• Do not speak English

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc.: lead
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Florida International University

Miami, Florida, 33199, United States

NOT YET RECRUITING

Ponce Health Sciences University

Ponce, Puerto Rico

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stereotyping

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Social Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Eliut Rivera-Segarra, Ph.D

  Ponce Health Sciences University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Nelson Varas-Diaz, Ph.D

  Florida International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Eliut Rivera-Segarra, Ph.D

CONTACT

787-840-2575; elrivera@psm.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 5, 2022
• First Posted: April 13, 2022
• Study Start: April 6, 2022
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2023
• Study Completion: May 1, 2023
• Last Updated: May 19, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PR (1); US (1)