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Interventions for Reducing Short-term Suicide Risk

This study is testing different ways to help people who have recently been in the hospital for suicidal thoughts. The goal is to see if phone calls, text messages, or smartphone tools can help you use your safety plan (a list of coping strategies) to prevent future suicidal crises. Researchers want to know if these interventions are easy to use and if they help reduce suicidal urges and intent. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, have suicidal thoughts, have a smartphone, and can speak and write English. The study aims to enroll 185 participants, but its current status is unclear.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 185 participants. It is testing different behavioral interventions delivered via phone, text, or smartphone.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your self-reported safety plan use and suicidal urges will be measured within two hours of each intervention.

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NCT05793541

Just-in-time Interventions for Reducing Short-term Suicide Risk

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
Massachusetts General Hospital
~185 participants
Updated 2025-10-23 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Phone callText messagingAutomated interactive smartphone-based toolNon-interactive pop-up messages

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Self-reported safety plan and coping strategy use
Measured over Within two hours of each micro-randomization
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Suicide

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Massachusetts1

Who to contact

Kate Bentley, PhD
[email protected]
617-724-7741
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Experiencing suicidal thoughts as part of their inpatient admission
Access to a smartphone following discharge
Ability to speak and write English fluently

Exclusion

Any factor that impairs the ability to effectively participate in the study (e.g., significant cognitive impairment, intellectual disability, presence of violent behavior, psychotic illness/symptoms determined by the treating clinician to impair ability to understand the study or provide informed consent)
Failure to correctly answer all true/false questions in the consent form

What this trial measures

  • Self-reported safety plan and coping strategy useWithin two hours of each micro-randomization

    Participants will be prompted within two hours of each micro-randomization to complete a brief follow-up smartphone survey that assesses safety plan and/or coping strategy use since the initial survey prompting micro-randomization.

  • Self-reported momentary suicidal urges and intentWithin two hours of each micro-randomization

    Participants will be prompted within two hours of each micro-randomization to complete a brief follow-up smartphone survey that assesses momentary suicidal urge and intent (on a 0 to 10 scale).