Status:

COMPLETED

Caring Letters for Military Suicide Prevention

Lead Sponsor:

National Center for Telehealth and Technology

Collaborating Sponsors:

United States Department of Defense

U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command

Conditions:

Suicide

Suicide, Attempted

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this multi-site randomized controlled trial is to determine if the Caring Letters intervention is effective in preventing suicide and suicidal behaviors among U.S. Service Members and V...

Detailed Description

This social/ behavioral study is a five year multi-site randomized controlled trial that will compare the Caring Letters intervention (with usual care) to usual care without the caring letters. Partic...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Current psychiatric inpatients
  • Possess an active email account
  • Informed consent
  • Active duty military, Veteran, Retiree, National Guard or Reserves status

Exclusion

  • Not competent to consent
  • Adverse behavioral problems
  • The primary psychiatric nurse or attending psychiatrist considers that study to be clinically inappropriate
  • Currently under arrest/incarceration
  • Involuntary committed for psychiatric care status

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

1319 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01473771

Start Date

November 1 2011

End Date

August 1 2018

Last Update

August 23 2018

Active Locations (6)

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1

Palo Alto VAHCS

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304

2

Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD)

San Diego, California, United States, 92134

3

Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC)

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96859

4

VA Western New York, Buffalo VA Medical Center

Buffalo, New York, United States, 14215