Crisis Response Planning in Military Personnel With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

About this trial

The study purpose is to test the effect of Crisis Response Planning (CRP) when used as the second method of suicide prevention in military service members who are at risk for suicide due to mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). CRP will be compared to usual treatment. The treatment will be a 30 to 60 minute session to one person at a time either in-person or using telehealth.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Adult male and female active duty military service members aged 18 or older.

Diagnosis of at least one mTBI

Ability to read, write, and speak English

Owns and regularly uses an Apple iPhone or Android smartphone

Disqualifiers

Active psychosis as determined by clinical assessment.

Moderate or greater cognitive impairment as indicated by evaluation by the Intrepid Spirit Center clinical team.

Completed a Crisis Response Plan within the past year.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Crisis Response Planning

    Behavioral

    The CRP intervention consists of a single 30-60-minute session. The CRP intervention includes a narrative assessment of the participant's most recent emotional crisis experience in order to understand and facilitate the participants understanding of their suicide mode.

Treatment groups

120 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Arm 1: Crisis Response Planning (CRP)Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Arm 2: Treatment as Usual (TAU)No intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Beck Hopelessness Scale-5 (BHS-5)

BHS is a self-report measure that assess hopelessness using a dichotomist scoring system (0 or 1).This study will use a 5-item version of the BHS developed by the Military Suicide Research Consortium. The score ranges between 0 and 5 with a higher scores indicated higher levels of hopelessness. A change in score will be reported.

Time frame
Baseline to 3 months
2

Behavioral Inhibition/Activation System Scale (BIS/BAS Scale)

BIS-BAS scale is a 24-item self-reporting scale for the assessment of BIS and BAS sensitivities. All items are measured on a four-point Likert scale with one indicating strong agreement and four as strong disagreements. BIS sensitivity is measured as a single factor with seven items, and the BAS sensitivity is measured as three subfactors, namely drive, reward responsiveness, and fun seeking, each measured by 4, 5, and 4 items, respectively. The scale also contains four filler items which are not scored. All the items other than two and 22 are reverse scored. A change in score will be reported.

Time frame
Baseline to 3 months
3

Depressive Symptoms Index-Suicidality Subscale (DSI-SS)

The DSI-SS will be used to assess current suicidal ideation. The DSI-SS is a 4-item self-report measure of suicidal ideation that focuses on ideation, plans, perceived control over ideation, and impulses for suicide. Scores on each item range from 0 to 3, with higher scores reflecting greater severity of suicidal ideation. Total scores range from 0-12. A change in score will be reported.

Time frame
Baseline to 3 months
4

Entrapment Scale (ES)

The ES is a 16-item measure utilizes a 5-point Likert scale (0 = not at all like me; 4 = extremely like me) to evaluates both internal and external entrapment. Possible range of scores is from 0-64 with a higher score indicating greater feeling of entrapment. A change in score will be reported.

Time frame
Baseline to 3 months

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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