NCT06100575

Tool for Sibling and Children of Someone With Suicidal Thoughts

A Tool for Siblings and Children of Someone With Suicidal Thoughts and/or Behaviors: Evaluation.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 29 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Ghent · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to investigate to what extent a website developed for siblings and children (16-25 years old) of someone with suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors is effective in improving perceived pressure, knowledge, attitudes, self-confidence and hopelessness. Moreover, it aims to examine how participants evaluate the website.

Conditions

• Suicide

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Website (www.mee-leven.be)	The tool is a website aimed siblings and children of someone who has suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors. The intended objectives of the tool are 1) to contribute to knowledge about suicide and health care options, 2) to increase perceived competences in dealing with suicidality of a family member, 3) to reduce perceived pressure and negative feelings such as hopelessness and 4) to be accessible and user-friendly. These objectives are achieved by providing the following content: 1) concerning the sibling/child themselves (primary objective) : information about the potential impact of having a suicidal family member, own needs, informal and formal (self) care, dealing with the suicidal family member, dealing with other family members 2) concerning the suicidal family member (Secondary objective): information about the suicidal process, signal recognition, how to provide support/create a safe environment for suicidal loved ones , help available for suicidal relatives

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-16
• Primary completion: 2024-01-24
• Completion: 2024-01-29
• First posted: 2023-10-25
• Last updated: 2024-02-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium