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Intervention to Reduce Serious Mental Illness and Suicide Stigma Among Medical Students
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Waitlist Available
Led By Nelson Varas-Diaz, Ph.D
Research Sponsored by Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc.
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up immediately after intervention, 2 week follow-up
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group
Summary
This trial aims to develop and test a stigma reduction intervention for medical students around serious mental illness and suicide ideation/attempts. They hope that, after exposure to the intervention, the experimental group will show more favorable change in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors than the control group.
Eligible Conditions
- Clinical Competence
- Stigmatization
Timeline
Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~ immediately after intervention, 2 week follow-up
Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~immediately after intervention, 2 week follow-up
Treatment Details
Study Objectives
Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.Primary study objectives
Increase from baseline in scores on the Behavioral Health Skills Inventory (BHSI)
Secondary study objectives
Decrease from Stigma of Suicide Scale (Short Version)
Decrease from baseline in scores on The Emotional Reactions Scale
Decrease from baseline in scores on The Mental Health Stigma Scale for Health Professionals
+3 moreOther study objectives
Intervention Acceptability Questionnaire
Intervention Contamination Inventory
Social Desirability Scale
Awards & Highlights
No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
Trial Design
2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Stigma Reduction InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants randomized to the experimental condition will receive the SMI/SIA Stigma Reduction Intervention.
Group II: Disaster Preparedness CourseExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants randomized to the control condition will receive a Disaster Preparedness Course, addressing the basics of natural disaster preparedness.
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Who is running the clinical trial?
Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc.Lead Sponsor
2 Previous Clinical Trials
3,140 Total Patients Enrolled
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)NIH
2,933 Previous Clinical Trials
2,741,352 Total Patients Enrolled
Nelson Varas-Diaz, Ph.DPrincipal InvestigatorFlorida International University
Eliut Rivera-Segarra, Ph.DPrincipal InvestigatorPonce Health Sciences University