Get Out of Your Head 2.0: Evaluation of an Online Prevention Campaign and Updated Website for Men

NCT06810674 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: ONZ-2024-0537
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 288
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the perceptions and evaluations of men with suicidal thoughts, regarding the new "Get Out of Your Head" campaign and the updated website. The findings will inform potential adjustments to enhance the campaign and website as needed.

Conditions

Suicide; Suicidal Ideation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Experienced need

  1 Question based on previous study : to what extent they feel they need support or help from others, on a scale of 0 (not at all) to 10 (a lot), with higher scores indicating a higher perceived need

  Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after viewing campaign during 3days); time frame of 3 days

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Attitudes about suicidal thoughts and help-seeking

  Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after viewing campaign during 3days); time frame of 3 days

• Help-seeking intention

  Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after viewing campaign during 3days); time frame of 3 days

• Evaluation of the campaign materials

  Baseline

• Evaluation of the new/updated webcontent

  Post-test (after viewing campaign), assessed 3 days after pretest

Other Outcomes (2)

• Socio-demographic characteristics

  Baseline

• Suicidality

  Baseline

Study Arms (1)

Get Out of your head campaign and website 2.0

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this group (all participants) are asked to complete a questionnaire (15-20 min). After completing these measures, participants will view the developed campaign materials (visuals) and will be asked to provide feedback. Subsequently, participants will receive a link to the website, along with instructions to review the new content pages. They will have three days to explore the site before receiving an email prompting them to complete the post-test questionnaire (10-15 min), which will take approximately 10-15 minutes. If the post-test is not completed after seven or eight days, a reminder will be sent.

Behavioral: Get out of your head campaign and website 2.0

Interventions

Get out of your head campaign and website 2.0 BEHAVIORAL

The Get out of your head campaign and website were launched in 2022 to improve men's mental health and reduce stigma (Stas et al., 2024). Developed with experts, a communication agency, and the target audience, the campaign included videos, testimonies, and a website with tailored information on mental health, suicide prevention, and help-seeking (www.komuitjekop.be). The new campaign and updated website will focus specifically on facilitating help-seeking behaviour among men experiencing suicidal thoughts by increasing their perceived need for support. More specifically, the new campaign will aim to enhance the recognition of their suffering, the relevance of seeking and receiving help and changing the perception of suicidal thoughts, namely that these are not fixed or part of life, but instead are changeable and can improve with the correct help.

Get Out of your head campaign and website 2.0

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Men (≥ 18y/o)
• Experienced suicidal thoughts in the past three year
• Access to a smartphone, tablet, or computer with internet connection
• Proficiency in Dutch

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Ghent: lead

Study Sites (1)

Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention, Ghent University

Ghent, 9000, Belgium

Location

Related Publications (11)

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  PMID: 33073734 BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Suicide; Suicidal Ideation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Self-Injurious Behavior; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Gwendolyn Portzky, PhD

  Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention (Ghent University)

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Pauline Stas, MSc

CONTACT

+32 (0)9 332.07.75; pauline.stas@ugent.be

Eva De Jaegere, PhD

CONTACT

+32 (0)9 332.07.75; eva.dejaegere@ugent.be

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: January 22, 2025
• First Posted: February 5, 2025
• Study Start: March 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 15, 2025
• Study Completion: December 15, 2025
• Last Updated: February 5, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BE (1)