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| Institute of Psychiatry, London | OTHER |
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The purpose of the study is to test whether cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) offered by trained therapists, to people with current active suicidal ideations, is efficacious as a secondary prevention strategy in Sri Lanka, when compared with treatment as usual provided by Medical Officers (Mental Health; MO (MH)) of government hospitals
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| 1 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy | Active Comparator | Intervention group will receive a series of sessions of cognitive behaviour therapy. Delivery of CBT will be by three therapists; PI and two other Medical Officers. Each session will last for 30- 45 minutes and they will be delivered at the participant's residence (or at an alternative place of participant's choice) at two weeks intervals. They will be followed-up for three months from the cessation of CBT sessions. |
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| 2 Treatment as usual | Active Comparator | Will be referred to the MO(MH). They also will be followed-up for an equal length of time period as of the participants in the intervention group. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Cognitive behavioural therapy | Behavioral | Will receive a series of sessions of cognitive behaviour therapy. Delivery of CBT will be by three therapists; PI and two other Medical Officers. Each session will last for 30- 45 minutes and they will be delivered at the participant's residence (or at an alternative place of participant's choice) at two weeks intervals. They will be followed-up for three months from the cessation of CBT sessions. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Presence of active suicidal ideations during the follow-up period | three months after the cessation of intervention |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Impulsiveness Suicide attempts and completed suicides Client satisfaction Probability of common mental disorders Adherence to treatment regime Retention in the treatment regime Quality of life | three months after the cessation of intervention |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Sudath Samaraweera, MBBS MSc MD | Contact | +94777903407 | sudath.samara@gmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Sudath Samaraweera, MBBS MSc MD | Institute for Research & Development Sri Lanka | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Institute for Research & Development | Battaramulla | Sri Lanka |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015928 | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| ID | Term |
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| D001521 | Behavior Therapy |
| D011613 | Psychotherapy |
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |
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| Treatment as usual | Other | Will be referred to the MO(MH). They also will be followed-up for an equal length of time period as of the participants in the intervention group. |
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