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Table 2 Primary and secondary outcomes of the study

From: Combined transcranial magnetic stimulation and brief cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial in veterans

Outcome

Domain

Specific measurement

Metric

Method of aggregation

Time point

Primary

 Suicidal events

Suicide attempts

CSSRS

Difference in score at a time point

Total score (count)

Endpoint, 6 months, 12 months

 Ideation severity

Suicidal ideation

CSSRS

Difference in score at a time point

Total score

Endpoint, 6 months, 12 months

 Ideation duration

Suicidal ideation

LIFE

Difference in number of weeks of active suicidal ideation at a time point

Total score (count)

Endpoint, 6 months, 12 months

 Suicide attempts

Suicide attempts

CSSRS

Difference in score at a time point

Total score (count)

Endpoint, 6 months, 12 months

 Time to first suicide event

Suicide attempts

LIFE

Difference in number of days/weeks from discharge to first event

Total score (count)

Endpoint, 6 months, 12 months

Secondary

 Psychosocial function

Function

WHODAS

Total score on scale

Total score

Endpoint, 6 months, 12 months

 Number of crisis visits

Crisis visits

THI and record review

Number of visits

Total score (count)

Endpoint, 6 months, 12 months

 Number of psychiatric hospitalizations

Crisis visits

THI and record review

Number of hospitalizations

Total score (count)

Endpoint, 6 months, 12 months