NCT04881903

Developing a Mobile Intervention to Reduce Suicidal Cognitions in Veterans

Developing a Mobile Intervention to Reduce Suicidal Cognitions in Veterans (COR 19-490)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (actual)
• Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Suicide cognitions are conceptualized as enduring, chronic vulnerability factors that predispose individuals to suicidal crises. Therefore, modification of these beliefs may reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The goal of this research is to develop, refine, and pilot-test a mobile intervention to reduce cognitions that contribute to elevated suicide risk and to assess the impact of reductions in suicide cognitions and anger cognitions on suicide risk and functioning.

Detailed description

Suicide cognitions are conceptualized as enduring, chronic vulnerability factors that predispose individuals to suicidal crises. Therefore, modification of these beliefs may reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors. In addition to suicide cognitions, another potentially modifiable risk factor for suicide is anger. The goal of this research is to develop, refine, and pilot-test a mobile interpretation bias modification intervention to reduce cognitions that contribute to elevated suicide risk and to assess the impact of reductions in suicide cognitions and hostile interpretation bias (a cognitive bias that is associated with anger) on suicide risk and functioning.

Conditions

• Suicide

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mobile Intervention for Suicidal Thoughts (MIST)	This is an interpretation bias modification intervention that is designed to target cognitive factors that contribute to suicide risk. Participants will be instructed to complete at least 5 treatment sessions per week for a period of 4 weeks. Each session takes approximately 10 minutes.
BEHAVIORAL	Mobile Intervention for Reducing Anger (MIRA)	This is an interpretation bias modification intervention that is designed to target hostile interpretation bias. Participants will be instructed to complete at least 5 treatment sessions per week for a period of 4 weeks. Each session takes approximately 10 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-12-01
• Primary completion: 2024-02-01
• Completion: 2024-02-01
• First posted: 2021-05-11
• Last updated: 2025-02-20
• Results posted: 2025-02-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States