NCT05991635

Evaluation of a Gatekeeper Training for Pharmacists

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 201 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Ghent · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to investigate to what extent a gatekeeper training (e-learning) for pharmacists and PTA is effective in changing the attitudes, knowledge, and self-efficacy. Moreover, it aims to examine how they evaluate the training and whether they were able to apply the learned skills in practice.

Conditions

• Suicide

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Gatekeeper training (e-learning)	The gatekeeper training consists of an interactive e-learning (min. 1h, max. 3h) which includes theoretical knowledge, tips, exercises and relevant examples and cases. The main topics included in the e-learning are: * Background information on suicide in Flanders (rates) * Definitions and theoretical background (suicidal process, integrative explanatory model of suicide) * Debunking existing myths about suicide * The role of the pharmacist in suicide prevention * Signal Recognition * Talking about suicide and suicidal thoughts (start the conversation) * How and to whom to refer as pharmacist or FTA * Medication management and medication in the context of suicide * Rights and obligations of a pharmacist/PTA in the context of suicide prevention * Self-care

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-12
• Primary completion: 2024-01-11
• Completion: 2024-01-11
• First posted: 2023-08-14
• Last updated: 2024-02-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium