Status:

RECRUITING

Brief Skills for Safer Living (Brief-SfSL)

Lead Sponsor:

Unity Health Toronto

Conditions:

Suicide Prevention

Suicide

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this project is to assess the efficacy of Brief-Skills for Safer Living (Brief-SfSL) in a randomized control trial. The investigators will be testing 150 participants Canada-wide, half of ...

Detailed Description

There are 2 million people in Canada at risk of death from suicide and suicide rates have not changed in the last 10 years. The COVID-19 pandemic also increased suicide risk and intensified a pre-exis...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Suicidal ideation in the past week
  • Access to a computer or phone with a camera
  • Access to internet
  • Access to an emergency contact and hospital within commuting distance
  • Not receiving a concurrent psychotherapy modality
  • Willing to have the session recorded to determine therapy fidelity
  • Any psychiatric diagnosis is allowed
  • Follow-up visits with a psychiatrist and/or family doctor where a psychotherapeutic modality (e.g., Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, psychodynamic therapy, etc.) is not being used are allowable

Exclusion

  • Inability to undergo psychotherapy in English
  • Presence of cognitive impairment that would limit consent and understanding of Brief Skills for Safer Living
  • Active psychosis
  • Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent
  • Previously enrolled in the Brief-SfSL pilot study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 17 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

150 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06571916

Start Date

November 17 2025

End Date

December 31 2028

Last Update

December 2 2025

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St. Michael's Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1M8