DBT Skills Groups for Veterans at High Risk for Suicide Attempt (NCT05000749)
A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Multisite Trial of a Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Group for Veterans at High-Risk for Suicide Attempt
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
Veteran suicide death is a national crisis. Risk factors include emotion dysregulation, which occurs across mental health disorders. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based suicide intervention that targets emotion dysregulation but is resource-intensive and not widely available at VHA. A more efficient evidence-based DBT Skills Group (DBT-SG) is associated with reduced suicidal ideation and emotion dysregulation and likely more feasible to implement at VHA. This is a randomized controlled trial to test whether DBT-SG in addition to VHA treatment-as-usual, compared to only VHA treatment-as-usual, reduces Veteran emotion dysregulation.
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA — San Diego, California
Age range: 18 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
- DBT-SG (BEHAVIORAL)
- VHA treatment as usual (BEHAVIORAL)
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (5 Sites)
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA — San Diego, California
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT — West Haven, Connecticut
- James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL — Tampa, Florida
- New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM — Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH — Cleveland, Ohio
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.