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ArticlePilot and feasibility studies2025

Recruitment rates, retention rates, and follow-up completion in a Brief Intervention and Contact trial for suicidal behavior: a feasibility study.

Divya Soni, Balpreet Panesar, Alexander Dufort, Lucy Guan, Jennifer Lee, Dana Waldern, Stephanie Hathaway, Nitika Sanger, Sid Stacey, Luciano Minuzzi and 2 more

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Brief Intervention and Contact (BIC) Program to Manage Suicidal Behaviour: A Pilot Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorSt. Joseph's Healthcare HamiltonRan2019 to 2021Enrolled61ConditionsSuicidal BehaviorArmsBIC
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12 authors.

Divya SoniFaculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, M5S 1 A8, Canada.
Balpreet PanesarNeuroscience Graduate Program, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Alexander DufortDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Lucy GuanHealth Sciences Undergraduate Program, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Jennifer LeeIntegrated Science Undergraduate Program, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Dana WaldernMood Disorders Program, St. Joseph'S Healthcare Hamilton, 100 West 5th St., Hamilton, ON, L8 N 3 K7, Canada.
Stephanie HathawayMood Disorders Program, St. Joseph'S Healthcare Hamilton, 100 West 5th St., Hamilton, ON, L8 N 3 K7, Canada.
Nitika SangerMedical Science Graduate Program, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Sid StaceyDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Luciano MinuzziDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Lehana ThabaneDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Zainab SamaanDepartment of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada. z.samaan@queensu.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5974-9361

Funding

Hamilton Academic Health Sciences Organization #HAH-22-012
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSuicide is a serious public health concern for which there are limited evidence-based interventions being employed. This feasibility study administered a Brief Intervention and Contact (BIC) trial adopted from the WHO Multisite Intervention Study on Suicidal Behaviors (SUPRE-MISS) and followed participants after they had been discharged from the inpatient hospital setting.

aimsTo assess the recruitment and retention rates, follow-up visit completion, barriers to recruitment and retention, resources needed of employing this study, and data completion.

methodsEligible participants were recruited from psychiatric inpatient settings, in Hamilton, Ontario. Adults with suicidal behavior were randomly allocated to BIC (intervention) plus treatment as usual (TAU) or treatment as usual (control) and were followed for 6 months. The intervention arm completed 9 follow-up points during the 6-month follow-up period post-discharge. Calculation of recruitment and retention rates and associated statistical analyses were completed using SPSS version 25.

resultsA total of 154 participants were approached during the 8-month recruitment period, 60 participants were enrolled resulting in a recruitment rate of 7.625 participants per month. A total of 61 participants were recruited, with 1 duplicate. The retention rate was 47.5% for the recruited participants at the end of the study.

conclusionsFew suicide-based follow up interventions assess the feasibility of conducting the study. Retention was low for this study; however, participants outlined reasons for withdrawal that are consistent with other research areas related to mental health. Findings from this study will help inform suicide research on the barriers and challenges to participant recruitment and retention.

trial registrationNCT03825354, Registered January 30 th, 2019, ClinicalTrial.gov; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03825354?cond=suicide&term=brief%20intervention%20and%20contact&rank=6.

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