WellPATH-PREVENT: A Mobile Intervention for Middle-Aged and Older Adults Hospitalized for Suicidal Ideation or Attempt
Recruiting · NCT05183230 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
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Optimized WellPATH-PREVENTWellPATH-PREVENT
What this trial is about
The goal of this project is to test whether WellPATH-PREVENT (a novel, mobile psychosocial intervention) improves a specific aspect of emotion regulation, i.e., cognitive reappraisal ability, and reduces suicide risk in middle-aged and older adults (50-90 years old) who have been discharged after a suicide-related hospitalization (i.e. for suicidal ideation or suicide attempt).
Who can take part
Age range
50 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- 50-90 years old
- Diagnosis (based on a modified SCID-5 Clinical Trials Version to assess DSM-5 diagnoses): Any DSM-5 except: current diagnosis of Psychotic Disorder; diagnosis of Dementia
- Recent hospitalization for suicidal ideation or suicide attempt; at hospital admission, Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (CSSR-S) ≥ 2, "Non-specific Active Suicidal Thoughts."
- We will also include patients on psychotropics and on after-care community psychotherapy.
Exclusion criteria
- Current diagnosis of Psychotic Disorders; Diagnosis of Dementia
- Cognitive Impairment (MMSE ≤ 24)
- Acute or severe medical illness (i.e., delirium; decompensated cardiac, liver or kidney failure; major surgery; stroke or myocardial infarction during the three months prior to entry
- Aphasia, sensory problems, and/or inability to speak English.
Where it is running
2 locations listed across 1 US state.
- New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine - New York, New York, United States
- Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine - White Plains, New York, United States