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Smartphone App Enhanced Facilitation Among Veterans in a Mental Health Inpatient Setting (Project HOPE)

This study, called Project HOPE, is testing a new way to help Veterans reduce their risk of suicide after leaving the hospital. It compares two approaches: "Virtual Hope Box Enhanced Facilitation (VHB-EF)" and "Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)." VHB-EF involves a one-on-one session using a smartphone app to help you cope. EUC provides information about mental health resources. The study aims to see if VHB-EF can reduce suicidal behaviors over six months. You might be able to join if you are a Veteran aged 18 or older, were recently hospitalized for a suicidal crisis, and are medically stable. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status and plans to enroll 928 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive a specific treatment. It plans to enroll 928 participants.
What's involved
If you participate, you will have a one-on-one session before leaving the hospital, either 60 minutes for VHB-EF or 30 minutes for EUC.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your suicide behaviors will be measured for 6 months after enrollment.

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NCT06378541

Smartphone App Enhanced Facilitation Among Veterans in a Mental Health Inpatient Setting (Project HOPE)

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalHealth services
VA Office of Research and Development
~928 participants
Updated 2026-02-09 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Virtual Hope Box Enhanced FacilitationEnhanced Usual Care

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
6 month Suicide Behaviors (measured by the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale [C-SSRS])
Measured over 6 months

Conditions

Suicide Prevention
Suicide Attempt
Suicide Ideation

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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.

  • VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

    Ann Arbor, Michiganstudy 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.

Study leadership

  • Courtney L Bagge, PhD MA · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

Who to contact

Courtney L Bagge, PhD MA
[email protected]
(734) 845-3436
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

1\) Veterans aged 18 or older
2\) admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit for a recent suicidal crisis
3\) medically stable (the patient's medical and psychological fitness \[including aggression\] to provide informed consent will be determined by a member of the patient's treatment team)
4\) A score of 3 or greater on the Callahan 6-item cognitive screening.
5\) report current suicidal ideation (Scale for Suicidal Ideation \[SSI\]; sum of items 4 and 5 \> 0, referencing the week prior to their hospitalization) as reported during the screening interview
6\) no reported use of the VHB within the past 12-months
7\) access to a smartphone to download the VHB app

Exclusion

1\) do not understand English
2\) are prisoners
3\) are unable to provide informed consent
4\) have profound psychotic symptoms and/or cognitive deficits that would prevent patients from understanding the content of the intervention and/or assessments
5\) to not have access to a smartphone

What this trial measures

  • 6 month Suicide Behaviors (measured by the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale [C-SSRS])6 months

    Suicide behaviors will be measured by the C-SSRS and will be administered as a semi-structured interview. The definition of suicide behaviors for the primary outcome will consist of any actual suicide attempt or interrupted suicide attempt or aborted suicide attempt during the specified time period.