Tool for Sibling and Children of Someone With Suicidal Thoughts

NCT06100575 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: B6702023000493 - ONZ-2023-0335
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 29
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate to what extent a website developed for siblings and children (16-25 years old) of someone with suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors is effective in improving perceived pressure, knowledge, attitudes, self-confidence and hopelessness. Moreover, it aims to examine how participants evaluate the website.

Conditions

Suicide

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Changes in self-efficacy: Gatekeeper Self-Efficacy Scale (Takahashi et al., 2020)

  The Gatekeeper Self-Efficacy Scale is a 9-item self-report scale to be scored on a 7-point Likert scale (1= not at all to 5 = Extremely) to measure participants' self efficacy in dealing with suicidal individuals. Higher scores indicate higher self-efficacy.

  Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after 3 days of access to website)

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Changes in perceived pressure: Perceived pressure informal care ('Ervaren druk informele zorg', Pot et al., 1995)

  Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after 3 days of access to website)

• Changes in attitudes: 5 subscales of Attitudes Towards Suicide Scale (Rensberg & Jacobson, 2003; De Clerck et al., 2006)

  Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after 3 days of access to website)

• Changes in hopelessness: Beck Hopelessness Scale (4-item version; Beck et al., 1974; Aish & Wasserman, 2001) and self-developed questionnaire

  Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after 3 days of access to website)

• Changes in self-care and awareness

  Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after 3 days of access to website)

• Evaluation of the website

  post-test (after 3 days of access to website)

Other Outcomes (2)

• Socio-demographic characteristics

  Baseline

• Characteristics of the suicidal family member

  Baseline

Study Arms (1)

Website (www.mee-leven.be)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this group (all participants) are asked to complete a questionnaire and then receive access to the website during three days, after which they were asked to complete another questionnaire.

Behavioral: Website (www.mee-leven.be)

Interventions

Website (www.mee-leven.be) BEHAVIORAL

The tool is a website aimed siblings and children of someone who has suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors. The intended objectives of the tool are 1) to contribute to knowledge about suicide and health care options, 2) to increase perceived competences in dealing with suicidality of a family member, 3) to reduce perceived pressure and negative feelings such as hopelessness and 4) to be accessible and user-friendly. These objectives are achieved by providing the following content: 1) concerning the sibling/child themselves (primary objective) : information about the potential impact of having a suicidal family member, own needs, informal and formal (self) care, dealing with the suicidal family member, dealing with other family members 2) concerning the suicidal family member (Secondary objective): information about the suicidal process, signal recognition, how to provide support/create a safe environment for suicidal loved ones , help available for suicidal relatives

Website (www.mee-leven.be)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Siblings and children of someone who has suicidal thoughts and/or behavior
• years old
• Have access to internet
• Speak Dutch

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Ghent: lead

Study Sites (1)

Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention, Ghent University

Ghent, 9000, Belgium

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Suicide

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Self-Injurious Behavior; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Gwendolyn Portzky, Phd

  University Ghent

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 20, 2023
• First Posted: October 25, 2023
• Study Start: October 16, 2023
• Primary Completion: January 24, 2024
• Study Completion: January 29, 2024
• Last Updated: February 6, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BE (1)