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Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Suicidal Veterans (CAMS)

Primary Purpose

Suicidality

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
CAMS
Sponsored by
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional trial for Suicidality focused on measuring suicide, veterans, assessment, CAMS

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 89 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Suicidality endorsed during the regular Mental Health intake interview or at the time of admission.
  2. Over the age of 18 years.
  3. New or returning patients to the VA MHC.
  4. Living within the larger Denver metropolitan region during the duration of the treatment.
  5. Willing to travel to the ECHCS Denver VAMC at times other than scheduled therapy appointments to complete follow-up assessment measures.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Psychosis that would interfere with an individual's ability to provide informed consent.
  2. Imminent suicidality with the need for immediate psychiatric hospitalization, as defined above in the Background section, at the time of MH intake.
  3. Current involuntary status for psychiatric hospitalization.
  4. Inability to adequately respond to questions regarding the informed consent procedure. See Special Consent Issues section below.

Sites / Locations

  • Visn 19 Mirecc

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

No Intervention

Experimental

Arm Label

Treatment as Usual

CAMS

Arm Description

Treatment as usual (TAU) outpatient care will consist of existing outpatient clinical practices utilized in the Mental Health Clinic.

First, as discussed above, suicidality is the focus of treatment rather than one of many symptoms being treated. Second is the emphasis on patient and therapist collaborating on treatment rather than the therapist dictating how therapy progresses. Beyond those two basic tenets, each therapist is free to utilize their current clinical skills to conduct psychotherapy.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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First Posted
April 11, 2011
Last Updated
April 12, 2011
Sponsor
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Collaborators
US Department of Veterans Affairs, The Catholic University of America
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01334372
Brief Title
Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Suicidal Veterans
Acronym
CAMS
Official Title
Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Suicidal Veterans: A Randomized Clinical Trial and Feasibility Investigation
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
April 2011
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
February 2007 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
December 2009 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
undefined (undefined)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Name of the Sponsor
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Collaborators
US Department of Veterans Affairs, The Catholic University of America

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This investigation is a feasibility study conducted in a VA outpatient treatment setting. The study is designed to test the feasibility of implementing a novel way of working with suicidal patients, the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS). The primary purpose of the proposed project is to determine if it is possible to train clinicians working in the Mental Health Clinic at the Denver VA Medical Center (VAMC) to utilize this therapeutic framework. This project is extremely timely in relation to expectations of future increased clinical demands among potentially high-risk Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans who may become suicidal in the years to come.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Suicidality
Keywords
suicide, veterans, assessment, CAMS

7. Study Design

Study Phase
Not Applicable
Enrollment
48 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Treatment as Usual
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
Treatment as usual (TAU) outpatient care will consist of existing outpatient clinical practices utilized in the Mental Health Clinic.
Arm Title
CAMS
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
First, as discussed above, suicidality is the focus of treatment rather than one of many symptoms being treated. Second is the emphasis on patient and therapist collaborating on treatment rather than the therapist dictating how therapy progresses. Beyond those two basic tenets, each therapist is free to utilize their current clinical skills to conduct psychotherapy.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
CAMS
Intervention Description
First, as discussed above, suicidality is the focus of treatment rather than one of many symptoms being treated. Second is the emphasis on patient and therapist collaborating on treatment rather than the therapist dictating how therapy progresses. Beyond those two basic tenets, each therapist is free to utilize their current clinical skills to conduct psychotherapy.

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
89 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Suicidality endorsed during the regular Mental Health intake interview or at the time of admission. Over the age of 18 years. New or returning patients to the VA MHC. Living within the larger Denver metropolitan region during the duration of the treatment. Willing to travel to the ECHCS Denver VAMC at times other than scheduled therapy appointments to complete follow-up assessment measures. Exclusion Criteria: Psychosis that would interfere with an individual's ability to provide informed consent. Imminent suicidality with the need for immediate psychiatric hospitalization, as defined above in the Background section, at the time of MH intake. Current involuntary status for psychiatric hospitalization. Inability to adequately respond to questions regarding the informed consent procedure. See Special Consent Issues section below.
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Lisa A Brenner, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
VISN 19 MIRECC
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Visn 19 Mirecc
City
Denver
State/Province
Colorado
ZIP/Postal Code
80220
Country
United States

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