Effect of Suicide Prevention Training for Professionals
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Training on suicide prevention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice. Basic parameters: No limits · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Belgium
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effect of Suicide Prevention Training for Professionals on Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Suicide Prevention
Overview
Annually a substantial number of courses and trainings are organised in Flanders with regard to suicide prevention.These trainings are mainly aimed at intermediaries, such as caregivers, teachers, police, etc. From previous research it appears that such trainings are one of the most effective strategies for increasing knowledge, attitudes, skills and self-confidence with regard to dealing with persons who are suicidal and with crisis situations. However, such research has not yet been conducted in Flanders, which means that the effect of the training on the knowledge and attitudes of the intermediaries could not yet be determined. Therefore, this study aims to determine the effect of the trainings in Flanders. These trainings are organised by the Centre for the Prevention of Suicide (CPZ) and by the suicide prevention workers of the Centers for Mental Health Care. All participants who register for one of these trainings will be invited by e-mail at three moments to complete an online questionnaire: * Pre-test: one week before the training, * Post-test: after the training, * Follow-up: three months after training.
Interventions
- Behavioral Training on suicide prevention
Suicide prevention training in Flanders is organised by the Centre for the Prevention of Suicide and the suicide prevention workers of the Centra for Mental Health Care. These trainings are announced via the website zelfmoord1813.be/vormingen or are organized on demand. When a participant registers, they will be invited to participate in the study one week before the training.
Primary outcome measures
- Degree of knowledge and attitudes on suicide and suicide prevention [Time frame: Change in knowledge and attitudes at baseline (i.e., from one week before the start of the training) compared to post-test (immediately after the training, i.e. up to 3 days) and follow-up (3 months after post-test)]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Rate of responses to suicide [Time frame: Change in Response to suicide at baseline (i.e., from one week before the start of the training) compared to post-test (immediately after the training, i.e. up to 3 days) and follow-up (3 months after post-test)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Participating in a suicide prevention training organised by 'Centrum ter Preventie van Zelfdoding' or 'Suïcidepreventiewerking Centra Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg'
Exclusion criteria
- Not participating in a suicide prevention training organised by 'Centrum ter Preventie van Zelfdoding' or 'Suïcidepreventiewerking Centra Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg'
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
Belgium · 1 center
- Ghent University Hospital — Ghent
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05539534 · 2018/1329