Online Suicide Prevention Campaign Aimed at Men

September 6, 2022 updated by: University Ghent

Evaluation of an Online Suicide Prevention Campaign Aimed at Men to Promote Help-seeking and Peer Support

This study aims to examine whether the online suicide prevention campaign for men could increase openness about emotions and help-seeking behavior, and decrease hopelessness and adherence to traditional gender norms concerning self-reliance among men. The effectiveness of the campaign will be evaluated in adult men using a pre-post questionnaire study design.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

205

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 Locations

  • Belgium
      • Ghent, Belgium, 9000
        • Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention, Ghent University

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

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Gender identity: male
  • ≥ 18 years old
  • Have access to internet and a computer/tablet/smartphone
  • Speak Dutch

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Gender identity: female or other
  • < 18 years old
  • No acces to internet and a computer/tablet/smartphone
  • Non-Dutch speaking

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: PREVENTION
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Intervention group
Participants in this group (all participants) were asked to complete a questionnaire and then received access to the online prevention campaign during three days, after which they were asked to complete another questionnaire.
Behavioral: Online suicide prevention campaign
The online prevention campaign consists of two campaign videos, a website with information about suicide prevention and mental health tailored to men, and testimonials of men who struggled with their mental health.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in self-reliance: self-reliance factor of the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory (CMNI)
Time Frame: Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after three days of access to the campaign)
The CMNI is a 22 item scale to measure adherence to traditional Western masculine norms and values across 11 domains. The self-reliance scale consists of 5 items measured on a 4-point Likert scale (1= strongly disagree to 4= strongly agree).
Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after three days of access to the campaign)
Change in Help-seeking behaviour: General Help-Seeking Questionnaire (GHSQ)
Time Frame: Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after three days of access to the campaign)
The GHSQ measures two aspects of help-seeking, namely when facing personal or emotional problems and when facing suicidal ideation. For each aspect participants indicate how likely (1= extremely unlikely, 7= extremely likely) it is that they would seek help from different kind of sources (10 types).
Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after three days of access to the campaign)
Change in Openness about emotions: scales "Communication and Expression of Emotions" and "Normative Restrictions of Affectivity" of the Dimensions of Openness to Emotions (DOE)
Time Frame: Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after three days of access to the campaign)

The Dimensions of Openness to Emotions is a 36 item questionnaire measuring emotional openness.

The "Communication and Expression of Emotions" and "Normative Restrictions of Affectivity" consist of, respectively, 7 and 5 items to be scored on a 5-point Likert scale (0=not at all, 4= completely)
Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after three days of access to the campaign)
Change in Hopelessness: Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), 4-item version
Time Frame: Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after three days of access to the campaign)
A 4-item self-report questionnaire to measure hopelessness in adolescents and adults. Each item is rated as 'true' (score = 1) or 'false' (score = 0) for them over the past week, resulting in a total score ranging from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating higher levels of hopelessness.
Change from Baseline (before intervention) to post-test (after three days of access to the campaign)

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
General distress: Kessler 10
Time Frame: Baseline (before intervention)
A 10-item questionnaire measuring distress. Each item is scored on a 5-point Likert (1=never, 5=always)
Baseline (before intervention)
Suicidal ideation and behaviour: Suicidal ideation Attributes Scale & two general questions
Time Frame: Baseline (before intervention)

A 5-item questionnaire to measure presence of suicidal thoughts and the severity of these thoughts. Each item is scored on a 11-point Likert scale.

Participants were asked whether they ever had had suicidal thoughts (if yes, in the last 12 months?) and whether they ever (if yes, in the last 12 months?) had attempted suicide.
Baseline (before intervention)
Campaign evaluation
Time Frame: post-test (after three days of access to the campaign)
14 evaluative statements about the general campaign and specific aspects of the campaign to be rated on a 5-point Likert scale (Totally disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, totally disagree). Additionally three open questions where participants can give feedback about what they liked/did not like/ general comments.
post-test (after three days of access to the campaign)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University Ghent

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)

February 3, 2022

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

March 2, 2022

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

March 11, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 31, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 6, 2022

First Posted (ACTUAL)

September 7, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

September 7, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 6, 2022

Last Verified

January 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • EC/BC-11283

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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