NCT06216327

Home Safety Intervention

Veteran-Centered Lethal Means Safety Suicide Prevention Intervention (CDA 19-076)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Access to lethal methods of self-harm such as firearms and medications increases risk for suicide. As such, VA/DoD guidelines for the care of individuals with elevated suicide risk include recommendations that clinicians deliver interventions to reduce access to lethal methods of suicide among patients who are identified as having elevated suicide risk. However, no interventions have been developed or tested among Veterans with elevated suicide risk. The aim of this study is to pilot test a lethal means safety intervention developed specifically for Veterans who seek care in VHA clinical settings and are identified as having elevated suicide risk.

Detailed description

The investigators will pilot the LMS intervention among up to 50 Veterans to assess feasibility and acceptability.

Conditions

• Suicide
• Firearm Injury
• Overdose

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	household safety intervention	This intervention includes a household safety intervention that is delivered by an interventionist with specific training in facilitating lethal means safety discussions, and the provision of no-cost safety devices for medications and firearms.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-06-27
• Primary completion: 2025-07-18
• Completion: 2025-08-18
• First posted: 2024-01-22
• Last updated: 2025-09-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States