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Developing a Recovery-Oriented Suicide Prevention Program for Young People at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis

Development of a Recovery-Oriented Suicide Prevention Intervention With Peers for Clinical High Risk for Psychosis

Who can join

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

Age
12 Years to 30 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

  • Time periods mentioned: 3 years

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "This hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation study will be conducted over approximately three years at two early psychosis programs."
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 will develop and test a suicide prevention group for young people at high risk for psychosis, a condition that can make it hard to tell what is real. A clinician and a peer with lived experience will lead the group. Researchers will compare the group plus usual care with usual care alone to see if it helps recovery and helps young people remember and use ways to prevent suicide.

Young people at clinical high risk for psychosis are more likely to experience suicide thoughts than the general population, but there are few suicide prevention programs designed specifically for them. This study will develop and evaluate a recovery-oriented suicide prevention group program for young people at clinical high risk for psychosis. The program will be led by a clinician and a peer with lived experience. It will help participants identify reasons for living, build hope, set meaningful recovery goals, strengthen social connections, and learn strategies to better remember and use suicide prevention strategies developed during the program. Caregivers will also be invited to participate in a session to learn ways to support their young person. The study will first gather feedback from participants, caregivers, clinicians, and community advisors to refine the program. Researchers will then compare the program plus standard care with standard care alone to determine whether it improves personal recovery and increases participants' ability to remember and use suicide prevention strategies. Researchers will also collect feedback from participants and program staff to better understand how the program can be integrated into early psychosis services.

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

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Young people: Had signs of being at high risk for psychosis in the past 2 years.
  • Young people: Have ever had active thoughts of suicide or acted on those thoughts.
  • Young people: Have a caregiver who is willing to take part.
  • Caregivers: Must be a family member of the young person taking part.
  • Caregivers: Must spend at least 4 hours face-to-face with the young person each week, even if they live apart.
  • Administrators and clinicians: Must work at the early psychosis program at the University of California, San Diego or the University of California, Los Angeles.

Who can't join

  • Young people: Cannot read and write in English.

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

Official eligibility criteria

Young Person Inclusion Criteria: * symptoms of clinical high risk for psychosis in the last two years * lifetime active suicide ideation and/or lifetime suicide behavior * has a caregiver willing to participate Young Person Exclusion Criterion: * not able to read and write in English Caregiver Inclusion Criteria: * has a familial relationship with the young person participant * has at least 4 hours of face-to-face contact with the patient participant every week, even if they do not live together Caregiver Exclusion Criteria: None \*\*\* Administrator/Clinician Inclusion Criteria: * employed at the University of California, San Diego or University of California, Los Angeles early psychosis program Administrator/Clinician Exclusion Criteria: None

Study sites (2)

CA