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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04606173
Adjunctive Team Enhanced Intervention to Improve Suicide Prevention Evidence-Based Practices in Primary Care
April 21, 2023 updated by: Syracuse VA Medical Center
The purpose of the proposed study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a brief educational intervention (TEACH) that includes evidence-based strategies designed to improve task-specific teamwork and its impact (vs.
standard practice) on teamwork among primary care team members and on evidence-based suicide prevention care provided to Veterans in Primary Care.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
In order to achieve a 20% reduction in suicide rates by 2025, successful suicide prevention efforts need to optimize care delivered by primary care teams due to their increased likelihood of having contact with patients prior to suicide attempts.
Several evidence-based recommendations exist in the clinical practice guidelines for primary care team members to improve suicide prevention at every visit with an at-risk patient (i.e., patient has a risk factor for suicide, such as substance use diagnosis).
However, past research has shown there are opportunities for improvement.
Successful implementation of these guidelines relies on the knowledge and delivery of the elements of evidence-based care, which often involves several primary care team members working together.
In addition, the delivery must be patient-centered to improve success of a patient feeling comfortable enough to share honestly.
Both are areas of deficit.
Thus, leveraging the team to utilize the team skillsets for interactive learning to improve knowledge, patient-centered care, and address team processes may be ideal to overcome provider's reported barriers to providing evidence-based care, such as lack of self-efficacy.
The proposed research will examine the use of evidence-based strategies to improve task-specific team processes packaged within a brief interactive interprofessional educational intervention called Team Education for Adopting Changes in Healthcare (TEACH).
Matching the commonly used primary care huddle format often used daily for the team to review patients prior to engaging in clinical services, TEACH involves 4 brief (~20 minutes) team meetings with all members of the primary care teamlet, including the increasing number of embedded behavioral health providers in primary care to discuss suicide prevention.
The investigators will conduct a small randomized clinical trial, which will examine the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of TEACH on improving evidence-based suicide prevention care (as assessed via components in the electronic medical record) as well as team processes (as assessed by the Team Development measure) compared to standard practice (i.e., mandated didactics, electronic medical record support) within 8 primary care teamlets.
In addition, the investigators will assess the feasibility of recruiting at-risk Veterans to complete a structured interview regarding their experience of the team's suicide prevention efforts during a visit and provide objective measurement of evidence-based care via audio recording of a recent visit.
This work aims to provide preliminary data supporting the use of TEACH as an adjunctive educational strategy to improve patient-centered evidence-based suicide prevention care.
If successful, future work would continue to examine the effectiveness of TEACH and work towards examining implementation strategies to help facilitate uptake of TEACH in primary care.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
27
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Contact
- Name: Jennifer S Funderburk, PhD
- Phone Number: 315-425-4400
- Email: Jennifer.Funderburk@va.gov
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Michael Kubala
- Email: Michael.Kubala@va.gov
Study Locations
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New York
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Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
- Syracuse VA Medical Center
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Current primary care teamlets of same team within Upstate New York VA primary care clinics
- Must demonstrate stable employment in primary care setting (employed in primary care more than 3 months)
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Other
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Standard Practice plus TEACH
Primary care teamlets will receive standard organizational education and support regarding suicide prevention and also engage in Team Education for Adopting Changes in Healthcare (TEACH) huddles.
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TEACH, an educational strategy which includes evidence-based strategies to improve task-specific teamwork will occur across 4 brief (20-30 minutes) team meetings over a 12-week period.
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No Intervention: Standard Practice
Standard Practice condition will involve the current evidence-based support included in web-based provider-trainings and electronic medical record reminders/templates that are standard within an organization
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in Total Score on the Expectancy Rating Scale
Time Frame: baseline and 12-weeks
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4-item Likert-scaled self-reported questionnaire, Expectancy Rating Scale (ERS) assessing the primary care team's perceived feasibility of TEACH.
The total score ranges from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher feasibility.
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baseline and 12-weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in total score on the Team Development Measure
Time Frame: baseline and 12-weeks
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31-item Likert-scaled self-report questionnaire called the Team Development Measure (TDM) that assesses elements of perceived level of teamwork occurring within the primary care teamlet that range in scores from 31 to 124 with higher scores indicating greater teamwork
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baseline and 12-weeks
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Change in number of patients receiving evidence-based suicide prevention practices based on guidelines
Time Frame: baseline and 16-weeks
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Electronic medical record data indicating patients receipt (or not) of evidence-based practices
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baseline and 16-weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Collaborators
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
June 24, 2021
Primary Completion (Actual)
September 30, 2022
Study Completion (Actual)
April 17, 2023
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
September 15, 2020
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
October 23, 2020
First Posted (Actual)
October 28, 2020
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
April 24, 2023
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
April 21, 2023
Last Verified
April 1, 2023
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- SRG-0-064-19
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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