Pharmacists as Gate Keepers in Suicide Prevention: Needs of Pharmacists

Sponsor

University Ghent (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05580757

Collaborator

(none)

420

Enrollment

Location

5.9

Anticipated Duration (Months)

71.4

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study aims to examine the opinions and needs of pharmacists and pharmaceutical technical assistants (FTA) concerning their role as gatekeepers in suicide prevention.

The primary objective is to map the experiences and needs of (public) pharmacists and FTA with regard to suicide prevention.

The secondary objective is to be able to develop more targeted tools, interventions or trainings based on the results of the needs assessment in order to facilitate the role of (public) pharmacists and FTA as gatekeepers in suicide prevention.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Pharmacist-Patient Relations Suicide Suicide, Attempted Suicidal Ideation

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Anticipated Enrollment :

420 participants

Observational Model:

Case-Only

Time Perspective:

Cross-Sectional

Official Title:

Role of Pharmacists in Suicide Prevention: Needs Assessment Among Pharmacists

Actual Study Start Date :

Sep 2, 2022

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Feb 28, 2023

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Feb 28, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Pharmacists and pharmaceutical technical assistants (FTA) Dutch-speaking Belgian public pharmacists or pharmaceutical technical assistants (FTA)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Needs [Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take approximately 15-20 minutes.]
Questionnaire based on a study by Gillette et al. (2020), scientific literature and previous needs surveys conducted by VLESP. In collaboration with the Flemish Pharmacists Network. Socio-demographics; Perceptions, attitudes and barriers: 55 statements (completely disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, completely agree); Contact with suicidal person (never/rarely, few times a year, monthly, weekly, daily), experience (very un-, rather un-, neutral, experienced, very experienced), possible actions as gatekeeper, referral, known organizations/helplines, previous education (yes or no), knowledge (yes/no)/ satisfaction (not at all, rather not, neutral, rather, very) existing education; Preparedness/need training (not at all, rather not, neutral, rather, very), preferred format of training, needed information; Suicidal thoughts/attempts (yes/no), hopelessness: 4 items (true/false)

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Working as a (public) pharmacist or pharmaceutical technical assistant (FTA)
18 years or older
Access to a computer, tablet or mobile phone with internet access
Dutch-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

Hospital pharmacists or industrial pharmacists are not included in this study and thus constitute an exclusion criterion.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention, Ghent University	Ghent		Belgium	9000

Sponsors and Collaborators

University Ghent

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Gwendolyn Portzky, Phd, University Ghent

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

University Ghent

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05580757

Other Study ID Numbers:

ONZ-2022-0233

First Posted:

Oct 14, 2022

Last Update Posted:

Jan 23, 2023

Last Verified:

Jan 1, 2023

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Suicide

Suicidal Ideation

Suicide, Attempted

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jan 23, 2023