SuicideNCT04490265
Suicide Prevention for Patients With Chronic Pain
A study testing Problem-solving treatment and Supportive Psychotherapy in people with Suicide and Chronic Pain, run by Veterans BioMedical Research Institute at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Patients with chronic pain and moderate suicide risk (n=60) will be randomized to receive remote-PST or remote-supportive psychotherapy. We will assess problem-solving deficits through self-report, objective neuropsychological assessment and caregiver report. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 70 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Suicide, Chronic Pain
- What is being tested?
- Problem-solving treatment and Supportive Psychotherapy
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 60 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 20 May 2020to 27 Dec 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 70 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- has a VA primary care provider and has had an in-person visit with a VA provider in the past year;
- pain that is (b1) musculoskeletal, defined as regional (joints, limbs, back, neck) or more generalized (chronic widespread pain);
- pain that is (b2) moderately severe, defined as a Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) intensity item score of 5 or higher for either "average" or "worst" pain in the past week;
- pain that is (b3) persistent, (i.e., ≥3 months)
- active suicidal ideation defined as scoring a 2 to 4 on the C-SSRS.
Who cannot join
- life-threatening condition
- severe cognitive impairment
- psychotic disorder
- pregnant or plans to become pregnant in the next year
- suicide attempt in the past year or hospitalization for suicide risk in the past year
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Patients with chronic pain and moderate suicide risk (n=60) will be randomized to receive remote-PST or remote-supportive psychotherapy. We will assess problem-solving deficits through self-report, objective neuropsychological assessment and caregiver report. We have used an adaptive design so that if there is strong evidence for target engagement, we will continue with the trial as a fully powered clinical trial (i.e., the end of the current proposal will act as the interim assessment) to the determine the efficacy of remote PST for patients with chronic pain and moderate suicide risk (n=190) to improve suicide outcomes.
Read the detailed description
Every day, 120 people die from suicide, that is one person every 15 minutes.1 Suicide prevention treatments focus on those at highest risk and are primarily delivered as mental health treatments,2-5 and yet 70% of patients with suicide risk do not attend mental health treatment. Developing treatment for patients not served by existing suicide prevention programs will improve access to care and is necessary to stop suicide.
Patients with chronic pain in the US (100 million) have 2.6-times greater risk of suicide and those on long-term opioid treatment are at even greater risk. Unfortunately, they often do not receive mental health treatment and thus do not receive suicide prevention interventions. They do receive frequent healthcare for their pain providing an unmet opportunity to integrate suicide prevention into their treatment for pain.
Problem-solving treatment (PST) is an evidence-based approach that is available where patients want to receive treatment (e.g., primary care) and is efficacious for chronic pain. Importantly, PST targets problem-solving deficits which are known to increase risk of suicide, suggesting PST could be leveraged to reduce suicide risk. Deficits in problem-solving (an executive function of finding solutions to difficult issues) directly increase suicidal risk because they keep patients with active suicidal ideation from generating solutions to their problems (e.g., chronic pain), other than through suicide. Deficits in problem-solving also make it difficult to keep pain from impairing daily activities and social relationships. This indirectly increases suicide risk because impairment in daily activities increases feelings of burdensomeness and impairment in social relationships increases feelings of not belonging. Feelings of burdensomeness and of not belonging are key theoretical pathways to suicidal behavior.
Working with our clinical partners and patients, we developed a 12-week remote delivered PST for patients with chronic pain and moderate suicidal risk. The treatment addresses deficits in problem-solving by teaching patients strategies to address problems caused by chronic pain that increase risk of suicide (e.g., impairment in daily activities leading to feelings of burdensomeness). Our preliminary data suggests that PST is feasible, acceptable and may be efficacious. In a national survey we found 56% of patients with chronic pain and suicide risk were interested in problem-solving treatment. In a clinical pilot we were able to engage Veterans with chronic pain and suicide risk with 75% completing the treatment. Finally, in a clinical trial that randomized patients to 12 sessions of PST or 12 sessions of health education, we found that patients with chronic pain and moderate suicide risk (n=21) randomized to PST had a reduction in suicidal ideation and problem-solving deficits (self-report) as compared to health education.
The goal of the current proposal (R56) is to ensure PST is engaging problem-solving deficits. Patients with chronic pain and moderate suicide risk (n=60) will be randomized to receive remote-PST or remote-supportive psychotherapy. We will assess problem-solving deficits through self-report, objective neuropsychological assessment and caregiver report. We have used an adaptive design so that if there is strong evidence for target engagement, we will continue with the trial as a fully powered clinical trial (i.e., the end of the current proposal will act as the interim assessment) to the determine the efficacy of remote PST for patients with chronic pain and moderate suicide risk (n=190) to improve suicide outcomes.
Aim 1: Estimate the effect of remote-delivered PST on targets. We hypothesize that PST reduces our primary target, problem-solving deficits as assessed through (H1) self-report, (H2) objective neuropsychological assessment, (H3) caregiver report, as compared to supportive psychotherapy. We hypothesize that PST reduces our secondary targets (H1) feelings of burdensomeness and (H2) feelings of not belonging, as compared to supportive psychotherapy.
Exploratory Aim 2: Explore the effect size of PST as compared to supportive psychotherapy on suicide outcomes (intensity of suicidal ideation, difficulties coping with suicidal ideation) and chronic pain outcomes ((H4) chronic pain, (H5) pain related disability).
Our previous preliminary data suggests that PST is feasible, acceptable and may be efficacious. The goal of the current proposal (R56) is to confirm PST is engaging problem-solving deficits (measured through self-report and objective measures). Deliverable: At the end of the proposed trial, we will have the necessary information (in combination with our previous preliminary data) to inform a go/no-go decision on converting the current proposal into a fully powered clinical trial.
- Conditions
- Suicide, Chronic Pain
- Being tested
- Problem-solving treatment, Supportive Psychotherapy
- Medical subject headings
- Suicide, Chronic Pain
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Problem-solving treatmentBehavioural
included in arm descriptions
Supportive PsychotherapyBehavioural
included in arm descriptions
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Problem-Solving Treatment | Experimental | Our PST is 12-weeks and teaches patients strategies to address real-life problems.20 Sessions are once a week for one hour except for the first session, which is two hours. The treatment has four main goals: 1. Safety planning; 2. Problem-orientation-addressing how patients approach problems; 3. Planful problem-solving or a logical approach to address problems; 4. Behavioral activation of daily activities. Patients are provided weekly worksheets on problem-solving and receive weekly assessment of emotional state and suicidal ideation monitoring. Receives: Behavioral: Problem-solving treatment |
| Supportive Psychotherapy | Placebo comparator | Our control will be supportive psychotherapy which will focus on discussing weekly stressors in a supportive, non-directive way. Session content is patient-driven, and sessions focus on emphasizing the patients' strengths, following patients' emotional affect, and building a therapeutic alliance. Participants will be asked to generate the topic they would like to discuss for the session and will complete a worksheet between sessions noting emotional events throughout their week ("A time when I felt stressed was …" ) in order to help identify experiences for discussion in session. Participants will be informed that the control condition is supportive and non-directive, and that providers will not engage in problem-solving. Providers will be taught to use reflective listening, clarification, empathy, and validation. The control consists of 12 weekly sessions delivered via telephone or video. Receives: Behavioral: Supportive Psychotherapy |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Social Problem-solving Inventory - Patient Report
The Social problem-solving inventory - patient report measures problem-solving that is sensitive to change. In clinical research, the Social problem-solving inventory - patient report has been successfully used to elicit meaningful self-appraisals. The questionnaire is 52 items long. We will use the total score. Scores range from 0-100 with higher scores equaling better problem-solving.
Measured: Change from Baseline to 12 weeks
Social Problem-solving Inventory - Patient Report
The Social problem-solving inventory - patient report measures problem-solving that is sensitive to change. In clinical research, the Social problem-solving inventory - patient report has been successfully used to elicit meaningful self-appraisals. The questionnaire is 52 items long. We will use the total score.Scores range from 0-100 with higher scores equaling better problem-solving.
Measured: Change from Baseline to 6 months
Emotional Go No Go
Emotional Go No Go measures attention and impulse inhibition. Inhibiting impulses is a key component of preventing impulsive behavior that can lead to suicide. Reported is the hit rate with scores from 0-1.0. Higher scores are better.
Measured: Change from Baseline to 12 weeks
Means End Problem-Solving Task
The Means End Problem-Solving Task consists of a series of scenarios, with each one identifying the beginning and end of a story. The subject's task is to come up with the middle of the story. Stories are scored according to how many steps to reaching the end the patient identifies. An increase in effective means generated is expected to drive reduction in suicide ideation. We report the total score, the range was 2-19. Scores higher=better problem-solving.
Measured: Change from Baseline to 12 weeks
Iowa Gambling Task
The Iowa gambling task is a neuropsychological task of problem-solving. The participgoal of the task is to make money. Participants are presented four decks of cards and have to choose the best deck to make money. The Iowa gambling task has been shown to change after problem-solving therapy. Scores range from -100 to 100 with higher equaling better problem-solving.
Measured: Change from Baseline to 12-weeks
Emotional Stroop
The emotional Stroop is a test of response inhibition. There are four category conditions: aggression, color, negative, and positive. Scores were derived based on the difference between the median latency of neutral condition subtracted from median latency of category conditions (unit=miliseconds) with higher scores equaling better problem-solving. Score range did not exceed -500 to 500.
Measured: Change from Baseline to 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes (1)
Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire
Feelings of burdensomeness and belongingness will be measured by the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ). This measure is 18-item self-report questionnaire. The belonging subscale is 6 items and scores range from 6-42 with higher scores indicating less belonging, the burdensomeness subscale is 9 items and scores range from 9-63 with higher scores indicating greater burdensomeness.
Measured: Change from Baseline to 12 weeks, Baseline to 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted29 Jul 2020
- Study start20 May 2020
- Primary completion27 Dec 2023
- Study completion27 Dec 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Other trials for SuicideStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Veterans BioMedical Research Institute
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Rutgers University
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Lisa M McAndrew, PhD, Principal investigator, VA NJHCS
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04490265
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 5R56MH121555
- Status last verified
- Jul 2025
- First submitted
- 6 Jul 2020
- Last updated
- 24 Jul 2025
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: If the subject agrees, their data will be submitted to the National Institute of Mental Health Data Archive (NDA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NDA is a large database where deidentified study data from many National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) studies is stored and managed.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Jul 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Suicide Prevention for Patients With Chronic Pain
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04490265
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 5R56MH121555
- Conditions
- Suicide, Chronic Pain
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Veterans BioMedical Research InstituteUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Rutgers University
- Study start
- 20 May 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 27 Dec 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 27 Dec 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 29 Jul 2020 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 24 Jul 2025
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Patients with chronic pain and moderate suicide risk (n=60) will be randomized to receive remote-PST or remote-supportive psychotherapy. We will assess problem-solving deficits through self-report, objective neuropsychological assessment and caregiver report. We have used an adaptive design so that if there is strong evidence for target engagement, we will continue with the trial as a fully powered clinical trial (i.e., the end of the current proposal will act as the interim assessment) to the determine the efficacy of remote PST for patients with chronic pain and moderate suicide risk (n=190) to improve suicide outcomes.
Detailed description
Every day, 120 people die from suicide, that is one person every 15 minutes.1 Suicide prevention treatments focus on those at highest risk and are primarily delivered as mental health treatments,2-5 and yet 70% of patients with suicide risk do not attend mental health treatment. Developing treatment for patients not served by existing suicide prevention programs will improve access to care and is necessary to stop suicide.
Patients with chronic pain in the US (100 million) have 2.6-times greater risk of suicide and those on long-term opioid treatment are at even greater risk. Unfortunately, they often do not receive mental health treatment and thus do not receive suicide prevention interventions. They do receive frequent healthcare for their pain providing an unmet opportunity to integrate suicide prevention into their treatment for pain.
Problem-solving treatment (PST) is an evidence-based approach that is available where patients want to receive treatment (e.g., primary care) and is efficacious for chronic pain. Importantly, PST targets problem-solving deficits which are known to increase risk of suicide, suggesting PST could be leveraged to reduce suicide risk. Deficits in problem-solving (an executive function of finding solutions to difficult issues) directly increase suicidal risk because they keep patients with active suicidal ideation from generating solutions to their problems (e.g., chronic pain), other than through suicide. Deficits in problem-solving also make it difficult to keep pain from impairing daily activities and social relationships. This indirectly increases suicide risk because impairment in daily activities increases feelings of burdensomeness and impairment in social relationships increases feelings of not belonging. Feelings of burdensomeness and of not belonging are key theoretical pathways to suicidal behavior.
Working with our clinical partners and patients, we developed a 12-week remote delivered PST for patients with chronic pain and moderate suicidal risk. The treatment addresses deficits in problem-solving by teaching patients strategies to address problems caused by chronic pain that increase risk of suicide (e.g., impairment in daily activities leading to feelings of burdensomeness). Our preliminary data suggests that PST is feasible, acceptable and may be efficacious. In a national survey we found 56% of patients with chronic pain and suicide risk were interested in problem-solving treatment. In a clinical pilot we were able to engage Veterans with chronic pain and suicide risk with 75% completing the treatment. Finally, in a clinical trial that randomized patients to 12 sessions of PST or 12 sessions of health education, we found that patients with chronic pain and moderate suicide risk (n=21) randomized to PST had a reduction in suicidal ideation and problem-solving deficits (self-report) as compared to health education.
The goal of the current proposal (R56) is to ensure PST is engaging problem-solving deficits. Patients with chronic pain and moderate suicide risk (n=60) will be randomized to receive remote-PST or remote-supportive psychotherapy. We will assess problem-solving deficits through self-report, objective neuropsychological assessment and caregiver report. We have used an adaptive design so that if there is strong evidence for target engagement, we will continue with the trial as a fully powered clinical trial (i.e., the end of the current proposal will act as the interim assessment) to the determine the efficacy of remote PST for patients with chronic pain and moderate suicide risk (n=190) to improve suicide outcomes.
Aim 1: Estimate the effect of remote-delivered PST on targets. We hypothesize that PST reduces our primary target, problem-solving deficits as assessed through (H1) self-report, (H2) objective neuropsychological assessment, (H3) caregiver report, as compared to supportive psychotherapy. We hypothesize that PST reduces our secondary targets (H1) feelings of burdensomeness and (H2) feelings of not belonging, as compared to supportive psychotherapy.
Exploratory Aim 2: Explore the effect size of PST as compared to supportive psychotherapy on suicide outcomes (intensity of suicidal ideation, difficulties coping with suicidal ideation) and chronic pain outcomes ((H4) chronic pain, (H5) pain related disability).
Our previous preliminary data suggests that PST is feasible, acceptable and may be efficacious. The goal of the current proposal (R56) is to confirm PST is engaging problem-solving deficits (measured through self-report and objective measures). Deliverable: At the end of the proposed trial, we will have the necessary information (in combination with our previous preliminary data) to inform a go/no-go decision on converting the current proposal into a fully powered clinical trial.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Problem-Solving Treatment | Experimental | Behavioral: Problem-solving treatmentOur PST is 12-weeks and teaches patients strategies to address real-life problems.20 Sessions are once a week for one hour except for the first session, which is two hours. The treatment has four main goals: 1. Safety planning; 2. Problem-orientation-addressing how patients approach problems; 3. Planful problem-solving or a logical approach to address problems; 4. Behavioral activation of daily activities. Patients are provided weekly worksheets on problem-solving and receive weekly assessment of emotional state and suicidal ideation monitoring. |
| Supportive Psychotherapy | Placebo comparator | Behavioral: Supportive PsychotherapyOur control will be supportive psychotherapy which will focus on discussing weekly stressors in a supportive, non-directive way. Session content is patient-driven, and sessions focus on emphasizing the patients' strengths, following patients' emotional affect, and building a therapeutic alliance. Participants will be asked to generate the topic they would like to discuss for the session and will complete a worksheet between sessions noting emotional events throughout their week ("A time when I felt stressed was …" ) in order to help identify experiences for discussion in session. Participants will be informed that the control condition is supportive and non-directive, and that providers will not engage in problem-solving. Providers will be taught to use reflective listening, clarification, empathy, and validation. The control consists of 12 weekly sessions delivered via telephone or video. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- has a VA primary care provider and has had an in-person visit with a VA provider in the past year;
- pain that is (b1) musculoskeletal, defined as regional (joints, limbs, back, neck) or more generalized (chronic widespread pain);
- pain that is (b2) moderately severe, defined as a Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) intensity item score of 5 or higher for either "average" or "worst" pain in the past week;
- pain that is (b3) persistent, (i.e., ≥3 months)
- active suicidal ideation defined as scoring a 2 to 4 on the C-SSRS.
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- life-threatening condition
- severe cognitive impairment
- psychotic disorder
- pregnant or plans to become pregnant in the next year
- suicide attempt in the past year or hospitalization for suicide risk in the past year
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Problem-solving treatmentincluded in arm descriptions | Behavioural | Problem-Solving Treatment |
| Supportive Psychotherapyincluded in arm descriptions | Behavioural | Supportive Psychotherapy |
Primary outcome
Social Problem-solving Inventory - Patient Report
Time frame: Change from Baseline to 12 weeks
The Social problem-solving inventory - patient report measures problem-solving that is sensitive to change. In clinical research, the Social problem-solving inventory - patient report has been successfully used to elicit meaningful self-appraisals. The questionnaire is 52 items long. We will use the total score. Scores range from 0-100 with higher scores equaling better problem-solving.
Social Problem-solving Inventory - Patient Report
Time frame: Change from Baseline to 6 months
The Social problem-solving inventory - patient report measures problem-solving that is sensitive to change. In clinical research, the Social problem-solving inventory - patient report has been successfully used to elicit meaningful self-appraisals. The questionnaire is 52 items long. We will use the total score.Scores range from 0-100 with higher scores equaling better problem-solving.
Emotional Go No Go
Time frame: Change from Baseline to 12 weeks
Emotional Go No Go measures attention and impulse inhibition. Inhibiting impulses is a key component of preventing impulsive behavior that can lead to suicide. Reported is the hit rate with scores from 0-1.0. Higher scores are better.
Means End Problem-Solving Task
Time frame: Change from Baseline to 12 weeks
The Means End Problem-Solving Task consists of a series of scenarios, with each one identifying the beginning and end of a story. The subject's task is to come up with the middle of the story. Stories are scored according to how many steps to reaching the end the patient identifies. An increase in effective means generated is expected to drive reduction in suicide ideation. We report the total score, the range was 2-19. Scores higher=better problem-solving.
Iowa Gambling Task
Time frame: Change from Baseline to 12-weeks
The Iowa gambling task is a neuropsychological task of problem-solving. The participgoal of the task is to make money. Participants are presented four decks of cards and have to choose the best deck to make money. The Iowa gambling task has been shown to change after problem-solving therapy. Scores range from -100 to 100 with higher equaling better problem-solving.
Emotional Stroop
Time frame: Change from Baseline to 12 weeks
The emotional Stroop is a test of response inhibition. There are four category conditions: aggression, color, negative, and positive. Scores were derived based on the difference between the median latency of neutral condition subtracted from median latency of category conditions (unit=miliseconds) with higher scores equaling better problem-solving. Score range did not exceed -500 to 500.
1 secondary outcome
Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire
Time frame: Change from Baseline to 12 weeks, Baseline to 6 months
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 24 Jul 2025.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. If the subject agrees, their data will be submitted to the National Institute of Mental Health Data Archive (NDA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NDA is a large database where deidentified study data from many National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) studies is stored and managed.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Lisa M McAndrew, PhD principal investigator
VA NJHCS
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Problem-solving treatment and Supportive Psychotherapy in people with Suicide and Chronic Pain, run by Veterans BioMedical Research Institute at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Jul 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 24 Jul 2025). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Social Problem-solving Inventory - Patient Report (time frame: Change from Baseline to 12 weeks). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Jul 2025.