SLCTR/2017/008.

Study name	A pilot randomised controlled trial to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of a counselling intervention, delivered by nurses, for those who have attempted self‐poisoning in Sri Lanka
Methods	Open‐label RCT Assignment: parallel‐group, blocked, individual‐level
Participants	Inclusion criteria: i) aged 16 years and older; ii) admitted to hospital for medical management following an episode of self‐poisoning Exclusion criteria: i) diagnosed with schizophrenia, any psychosis, bipolar disorder, dementia, intellectual disability, or cognitive impairment; ii) physically too unwell to comply with the study procedures
Interventions	Intervention: brief Culturally‐adapted Manually Assisted Problem‐solving training (C‐MAP) consisting of one session (20‐30 minutes' duration) of an adapted form of C‐MAP Comparator: TAU
Outcomes	Primary outcome(s): i) coping skills, as measured by the Brief‐COPE inventory; ii) alcohol use, as measured by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT); iii) depression, as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ‐9) and the Peradeniya Depression Scale; iv) anxiety, as measured by the Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7‐item scale (GAD‐7); v) suicidal intent, as measured by the Pierce Suicide Intent Scale (PSIS) Secondary outcome(s): acceptability, feasibility, and utility, as ascertained from qualitative interviews with participants
Starting date	27 March, 2017
Contact information	Principal investigator: Dr. Thillini Rajapakse, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (gemba471@gmail.com)
Notes	We are grateful to Dr. Thillini Rajapakse for confirming the above details were correct, 29 October, 2020.