Suicide Specific Rumination in Veterans
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorVA Office of Research and Development
About this trial
Few treatments target core features of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in Veterans. Real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging neurofeedback can provide information regarding brain activation associated with suicide-specific rumination, defined as a "repetitive mental fixation on one's suicidal thoughts and intentions." The goal of this feasibility study is for Veterans to learn strategies for modulating activity within brain regions that have been demonstrated to contribute to the maintenance of rumination, as they receive neurofeedback feedback signals from the brain.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
U.S. military veteran between 18-65 years old
negative pregnancy test on MRI scan days
score greater than or equal to 10 on the Suicide Rumination Scale
clinically stabilized on psychotropic medications
Disqualifiers
no major medical or neurological disorders that could interfere with treatment
moderate or severe traumatic brain injury
current imminent suicide risk, as determined through psychiatric interview, responses to C-SSRS, and clinical judgment of the assessor
any current psychotic disorder
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Real Time fMRI Neurofeedback
Treatment groups
15 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov