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Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:32 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:32 PM
NCT ID:
NCT03646903
Brief Summary:
Although there exist interventions that therapeutically impact suicide risk, the connection of individuals at elevated suicide risk to mental health care services remains an ongoing challenge. One persistent barrier to mental health service utilization is help-seeking stigma-that is, having negative beliefs about the implications of seeking help for mental health problems (e.g., "Seeking help means that I am weak"). Thus, to enhance mental health service use among at-risk individuals, efforts are needed to target help-seeking stigma. Preliminary data from our research group indicate that a novel computerized intervention based on cognitive therapy principles can demonstrably reduce help-seeking stigma and increase connection to care among young adults with untreated psychiatric disorders. However, this intervention has not been tested among individuals who are currently experiencing suicidal ideation and are not engaged in mental health treatment. Testing the efficacy of this computerized intervention among young adults at increased risk for suicide is necessary to address the unique challenge of linking at-risk individuals to potentially life-saving treatments. To this end, this study aims to test the efficacy of a brief web-based intervention, cognitive bias modification for help-seeking stigma (CBM-HS), designed to increase mental health help-seeking intentions and behaviors. A total of 78 young adults with current suicidal ideation who are not currently in treatment and who report elevated levels of help-seeking stigma will be randomly assigned to one of three conditions: (1) CBM-HS; (2) CBM-Placebo (i.e., a sham CBM condition analogous to a placebo pill in a pharmaceutical trial); or (3) psychoeducation. Participants will complete assessments at baseline, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and 2-month follow-up to determine the efficacy of CBM-HS in: (a) modifying stigma-related cognitions around mental health help-seeking and service use and (b) increasing treatment initiation and engagement. Moreover, we will test if reductions in stigma-related cognitions mediate the relationship between study condition and subsequent help-seeking behaviors. Findings from the proposed pilot randomized controlled trial have the potential to enhance connection to care among young adults at elevated suicide risk. Importantly, the brief, web-based nature of the intervention enhances its acceptability, feasibility, and scalability. Should CBM-HS demonstrate efficacy in reducing help-seeking stigma and enhancing connection to care among at-risk individuals, it has the potential to serve as a useful tool in suicide prevention efforts.
Study:
NCT03646903
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03646903