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A Digitally Assisted Risk Reduction Platform for Youth at High Risk for Suicide

Development and Testing of a Digitally Assisted Risk Reduction Platform for Youth at High Risk for Suicide

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
13 Years to 18 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study is developing a digital tool to help care teams support teens at high risk for suicide. It will combine data collected by smartphones with secure messages between teens and care teams. It is for teens ages 13–18 receiving care in an intensive DBT program, a type of talk therapy.

Despite efforts to prevent suicide, US rates are climbing, and suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth. Digital tools, especially personal smartphones, are promising avenues to address these issues and can be used to provide a unique understanding of risk factors, including psychological distress, anhedonia and behavioral withdrawal, and sleep disturbance among high-risk individuals. This project aims to enhance the effectiveness of the delivery of preventative health care to youth at risk for suicide by developing a comprehensive digital platform that allows practitioners to integrate mobile sensing data and HIPAA-compliant client communication tools into their management of these young people.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Be 13–18 years old.
  • Ages 13–17: give written agreement to join and have permission from a legal guardian. Age 18: give your own consent.
  • Be receiving treatment at the Intensive Adolescent and Family DBT Program.
  • Own an Android smartphone or an iPhone 7 or newer.
  • Be fluent in English.

Who can't join

  • Need more intensive care and are not admitted to the intensive outpatient DBT program.
  • Be receiving treatment at the Intensive Adolescent and Family DBT Program and already have an assigned clinician.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Written informed assent from adolescents ages 13-17 years old and permission from legal guardians, or consent from adolescents age 18 years old. * Receiving treatment at the Intensive Adolescent and Family DBT Pgogram * 13-18 years old * Owns a personal smartphone (Android or iPhone 7+) * Fluent in English Exclusion Criteria: * Adolescents who require a higher level of care (i.e., are not admitted to the Intensive Outpatient DBT program) * Adolescents who are receiving treatment at the Intensive Adolescent and Family DBT program and have already been assigned a clinician

Study sites (1)

NY