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NCT05541900 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA
A Conditioning Paradigm to Increase Affinity for Sacredness of Life
A NA study, sponsored by Florida State University.
- Completed
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 104
- Enrollment target
NCT05541900: Completed NA study, sponsored by Florida State University.
NCT05541900 is a NA study that has completed, run by Florida State University. The registered enrollment target is 104 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (93% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.
The verdict
NCT05541900, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Florida State University.
- COMPLETED
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 104 participants
- Enrollment target
Study Summary
Suicide-related experiences affect millions of people every year in the United States. Through decades of research, interventions targeting these experiences have developed with varied empirical support. Many of these treatments require regular attendance to in-person sessions with a trained behavioral health professional. Limitations of in-person services have led to the development of digital-based interventions, such as Therapeutic Evaluative Conditioning (TEC). TEC is based in evaluative conditioning principles and is a brief (1-2 minutes) digital intervention designed to increase aversion to self-injurious behaviors while decreasing aversion to the self through a match game-like task. Initial assessment of the intervention demonstrated promising results although treatment effects did not remain over time. Separately, sanctification, or the process through which aspects of life are perceived as having divine character and significance, can come from a theistic or nontheistic background and does not require a belief in a God or higher power to be experienced. When something is discovered as sacred, that sacredness becomes a priority for the individual, initiating motivation to conserve what is viewed as sacred. The primary aim of the current study is to develop and test the effectiveness of an adapted version of TEC designed to increase affinity for sacredness of life and increase the connection to life as mechanisms for decreasing suicide-related experiences. Results will provide insight into the perception of sacredness of life as a potential treatment target and are foundational work in a novel approach to address the public health priority of prevention and treatment of suicide-related experiences.
Primary Outcome
Scores on the Perceiving Sacredness of Life scale will be utilized as the main outcome for treatment targets. The Perceiving Sacredness in Life Scale assesses the extent to which an individual perceives life as sacred. The initial section of the scale lists six statements about God: theistic, deistic, pantheistic or panentheistic, agnostic, atheistic, and none of the above. This initial section is designed to orient the individual to answer the remaining 28-items (14 theistic and 14 non-theistic
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL TEC-Sacredness
- BEHAVIORAL TEC-Control
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 104 participants |
| Start Date | 2022-05-11 |
| Est. Completion | 2022-07-14 |
| Phase | NA |
What the finished NCT05541900 record still lists
NCT05541900 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 104 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (93% lower).
The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which TEC-Sacredness is the first listed.
NCT05541900 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT05541900 about?
NCT05541900 is a clinical study titled "A Conditioning Paradigm to Increase Affinity for Sacredness of Life". Suicide-related experiences affect millions of people every year in the United States. Through decades of research, interventions targeting these experiences have developed with varied empirical support. Many of these treatments require regular attendance to in-person sessions with a trained behavio...
What is the current status of trial NCT05541900?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 104 participants. The study started on 2022-05-11. Estimated completion is 2022-07-14.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT05541900?
The interventions under investigation include: TEC-Sacredness (BEHAVIORAL), TEC-Control (BEHAVIORAL).
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT05541900?
This trial is sponsored by Florida State University, which has 219 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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Where NCT05541900's enrollment target sits among peer trials
104 836th of 2000 higher than 1,164 of 2,000 other NA trials
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