Clinician Access to Soldier Suicide Information (CASSI) (CASSI)

The overall objective of this project is to conduct a feasibility study using data proved by Department of Defense National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2) toward the ultimate goal of establishing a mechanism by which VA clinicians could access data on Veterans regarding suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors that occurred when they were on active duty, as documented in the Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER).

Study Overview

• Status: Withdrawn
• Conditions: Suicide

Detailed Description

As a first step toward the overall goal of this project, the investigators will use data from T2 to conduct the first stage of a feasibility study. Specifically, the investigators will attempt to match Social Security numbers (SSNs) of Soldiers who have had suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors in the DoDSER against SSNs of Veterans seeking mental health services at any VA in the United States. Once this first step has been accomplished, the investigators also aim to describe the group of Veterans with DoDSERs who are accessing VA services (i.e., demographic information, military service variables, and health care utilization variables) in an attempt to better understand this group. It is anticipated that if this study is successful, a next step would be to explore the possibility of DoDSER data sharing with VA partners toward attainment of the following long-term goals: 1. Sharing information on history of active duty suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors among discharged individuals seeking mental health services in VA systems; 2. Facilitating identification of these Veterans; 3. Reducing VA clinician burden though effective access to existing data that may help in assessment and treatment planning; 4. Lowering health care costs through effective early management; 5. Improving quality of care for Veterans seeking services through VA outpatient mental health clinics.

• Study Type: Observational

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Colorado
    • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80220
      • VISN 19 Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 64 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

As of December 2009, there were 6,901 non-fatal Department of Defense Suicide Event Reports(DoDSERs) available for comparison to the VA system. The investigators propose to analyze up to 8,500 that may be available for analysis by the time the protocol is approved.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Identified with a history of suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors, as recorded in the Army DoDSER

Exclusion Criteria:

• Death by suicide contained in the Army DoDSER (i.e., this information will not be sent to us by T2)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Peter M Gutierrez, PhD, VA VISN 19 MIRECC

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

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Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): December 1, 2010
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): December 1, 2011
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): December 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 29, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 30, 2011
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): January 2, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): October 20, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 18, 2017
• Last Verified: October 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Self-Injurious Behavior; Suicide
• Other Study ID Numbers: COMIRB 10-1168