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imHere4U: Digital Suicide Prevention for Cyberbullied Teens

This study is testing a digital program called Flourish (also known as imHere4U). Flourish is a text messaging program designed to help teenagers who have been cyberbullied cope better and reduce their risk of suicide. The study also includes brief questionnaires about online experiences. We are looking for 80 English-speaking teenagers, aged 12 to 17, who have experienced cyberbullying in the last three months and have access to a phone for texting. The goal is to see if Flourish is practical to use and if it helps improve problem-solving, distress tolerance, and motivation, while reducing overall distress and suicidal thoughts. The study's success will be measured by how many eligible participants join and stay in the study, and how much they use the Flourish program.

Study design
This is an interventional study with 80 participants, comparing the Flourish program plus questionnaires to questionnaires alone. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of these two groups.
What's involved
You would participate in four assessment visits over 24 weeks, at baseline, 4, 12, and 24 weeks. If in the intervention group, you would use the Flourish program for 4 weeks; if in the control group, you would receive text message questionnaires for 4 weeks.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 24 weeks after starting the study intervention.

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NCT06002191

Development and Testing of imHere4U: A Digital Suicide Prevention Intervention for Cyberbullied Adolescents

Recruiting
NAAges 12–17InterventionalPrevention
University of Pittsburgh
~80 participants
Updated 2026-07-06 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:FlourishQuestionnaires of Online Experiences

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Recruitment rates of eligible participants
Measured over Assessed upon recruitment to the study
+2 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Psychological Distress
Suicidal Ideation

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Pennsylvania1

Study leadership

  • Candice L Biernesser, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Pittsburgh

Who to contact

Candice L Biernesser, PhD
[email protected]
412-586-9064
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

English-speaking
access to a phone or device capable of text messaging
past 3-month history of cyberbullying assessed by the cybervictimization subscale of the Traditional Bullying and Cyberbullying Victimization and Perpetration Scale and/or presence of online discrimination measured by a modified version of a discrimination measured developed as part of the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) study
past 3-month history of suicidal risk, including: psychological distress (\>13 on the 6-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale) and/or suicidal ideation or behavior (via the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale)

Exclusion

intellectual challenges, low literacy levels, or other conditions that might inhibit adolescents' ability to effectively engage with Flourish (reported by parents and, if needed, confirmed through the age-appropriate Wechsler Intelligence scale)
acuity levels suggesting need for a higher level of care (e.g., inpatient hospitalization) or referral for emergency services

What this trial measures

  • Recruitment rates of eligible participantsAssessed upon recruitment to the study

    Feasibility will be measured through recruitment rates of eligible participants, using a cut-off score of 80% for desirable recruitment rates.

  • Retention rates of eligible participantsAssessed upon completion of the Week 12 study visits

    Feasibility will be measured through retention rates of eligible participants, using a cut-off score of 80% for desirable retention rates across the 12-week study period.

  • Level of intervention usageAssessed upon completion of the 4-week intervention period

    Usage of the intervention will be assessed by engagement with the text messaging intervention one or more times during the study period. A cut-off score of 70% of youth using the intervention one or more times will be used as a minimum requirement for acceptable usage.