NCT02499406 - Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Group Pilot Evaluation | Crick

Overview

Uncontrolled pilot study examines feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills group for Veterans with suicidal ideation and emotion dysregulation.

Uncontrolled pilot study to examine feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills group for Veterans with suicidal ideation and emotion dysregulation. Outcome measures will occur at pre-treatment, mid, end, and follow-up.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NA

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

17

Conditions

Suicidal Ideation Emotions

Interventions

Dialectical behavior therapy skills groupBEHAVIORAL

Skills training in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Veterans at VACHS who are referred or self-referred to DBT Skills Group 2. Ages 18-65 3. Able to understand written and spoken English 4. DERS score 105 or greater 5. Suicidal ideation within past 3 months 6. Seeing an individual mental health provider at VACHS at least monthly 7. Willing to create or review a Mental Health Safety Plan, and stated willingness to use this plan to maintain safety 8. Consent to participate in study assessments 9. Consent to recording of group sessions Exclusion Criteria: 1. Inability to understand written or spoken English 2. Diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar I, antisocial personality disorder, or thought disorder in CPRS problem list and confirmed by current mental health provider

Locations (1)

VA Connecticut Health Care System

West Haven, Connecticut, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Feasibility as Assessed by Attendance at Sessions for Duration of Intervention (Percent of Sessions Attended)

Participation in skills group as assessed by attendance at sessions for duration of intervention (percent of sessions attended)

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Acceptability as Assessed by Positive Feedback on Written Satisfaction Evaluations Completed by Participants at Mid-point of Intervention

Acceptability to participants on the "Client Satisfaction Scale" created for this study. Participants rated group satisfaction on 11 items using 7point scale. Scale is scored by calculating mean of the 11 items. Scale range is 1-7. A higher score indicates greater satisfaction; a lower score indicates greater dissatisfaction, with 4 as the midpoint.

Time frame: 3 months

Acceptability as Assessed by Positive Feedback on Written Satisfaction Evaluations Completed by Participants at Post-intervention

Acceptability to participants on the "Client Satisfaction Scale" created for this study. Participants rated group satisfaction on 11 items using 7point scale. Scale is scored by calculating mean of the 11 items. Scale range is 1-7. A higher score indicates greater satisfaction; a lower score indicates greater dissatisfaction, with 4 as the midpoint.

Time frame: 6 months

Acceptability as Assessed by Positive Feedback on Written Satisfaction Evaluations Completed by Participants at Follow-up

Acceptability to participants on the "Client Satisfaction Scale" created for this study. Participants rated group satisfaction on 11 items using 7point scale. Scale is scored by calculating mean of the 11 items. Scale range is 1-7. A higher score indicates greater satisfaction; a lower score indicates greater dissatisfaction, with 4 as the midpoint.

Time frame: 9 months

Suicidal Ideation on Suicidal Behavior Questionnaire at 3months