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
Active Locations (1)
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St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1M8