Jaspr Health App for Suicidal Thoughts or Attempts in the Emergency Department

This study is looking at how well a digital tool called Jaspr Health works for people who come to the Emergency Department (ED) with suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, or self-harm. You would use the Jaspr app on a tablet to complete a suicide risk assessment and learn coping skills and resources. The study compares this app to usual care in the ED. Researchers want to see if using Jaspr Health can help reduce suicide-related issues over 12 months. To join, you must be 18 or older, have recent suicidal thoughts or an attempt, be able to consent and use the app, read English at a 6th-grade level, and have reliable phone access. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status and plans to enroll 670 people.

Study design
This is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive a specific intervention. It is a randomized controlled trial (RCT), where participants are randomly assigned to either use the Jaspr app or receive usual care.
What's involved
You would complete a baseline assessment and then engage with the Jaspr app on a tablet or receive usual care. You can continue to access your safety plan, coping skills, and videos through the Jaspr at Home (JAH) mobile app.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your suicide composite will be measured at 12 months after enrollment.

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NCT06223867

Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Implementation of Jaspr Health in Emergency Department- Part A

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalHealth services
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
~670 participants
Updated 2026-02-20 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Jaspr App + JAHETAU

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Suicide composite, binary
Measured over 12 months after enrollment
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide Attempt
Self Harm

NCT06223867

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • UMass Memorial Health

    Worcester, Massachusettsstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • Edwin D Boudreaux, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Massachusetts, Worcester

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Positive for suicide risk on the Patient Safety Screener in the ED (active suicidal ideation int the past 2 weeks, or suicidal attempt in the past 6 months)
Cognitively and emotionally capable of consent and engaging in Jaspr app.
Reads English at 6th grade level.
Reliable telephone access.
Owns a smart phone
Lives in Massachusetts

Exclusion

Prisoners or in state custody
Adults unable to consent
Patient \<18 yeas
Enrolled subjects during the 12 month follow-up period
  • Suicide composite, binary12 months after enrollment

    Death by suicide OR suicide-related acute care utilization within 12 months after enrollment