Study of Adapted IPT-A for Youth Suicide Prevention

This study is looking at a program called Adapted Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents (IPT-A LAZOS) to help prevent suicide in young people. It's designed for Hispanic or Latine adolescents aged 12 to 17 who are enrolled in youth community centers and are experiencing some depressive symptoms. Participants will either receive 6 weekly sessions of IPT-A LAZOS, delivered by trained mentors, or continue with their usual community center activities. The main goals are to see if the IPT-A LAZOS program is practical to deliver and if young people find it acceptable. This study aims to enroll 46 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study that will compare two groups of participants. It plans to enroll 46 adolescents.
What's involved
If you are in the intervention group, you would attend 6 weekly sessions of the IPT-A LAZOS program. Otherwise, you would continue with your usual community center services.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The feasibility and acceptability of the intervention will be measured for up to 7 weeks.

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NCT07383831

Task-Shifting Adapted IPT-A for Youth Suicide Prevention

Not Yet Recruiting
NAAges 12–17InterventionalTreatment
Boston College
~46 participants
Updated 2026-07-28 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Adapted Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents (IPT-A LAZOS)Usual Community Center Services

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Feasibility of the intervention
Measured over Up to 7 weeks.
+1 more outcome measured
Suicidal Ideation
Depressive Symptoms
Adolescent Mental Health

NCT07383831

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.

  • Boston College

    Chestnut Hill, Massachusettsstudy coordinator listed

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

  • Carolina Vélez-Grau, PHD, LCSW · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Boston College
  • Laura Mufson, PhD · STUDY_CHAIR · Columbia University
  • Susan Witte, PhD · STUDY_CHAIR · Columbia University
Carolina Vélez-Grau, PhD and LCSW
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  • Feasibility of the interventionUp to 7 weeks.

    The Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) is a 4-item self-report survey (Weiner et al., 2017) used to assess whether the intervention can be successfully carried out (feasible). The scores for the 4 items are averaged, yielding a total score of 1-5, where 1-2 indicates low perceived feasibility, 3 indicates moderate, and 4-5 indicates high perceived feasibility. In summary, higher scores indicate higher perceived feasibility (a better outcome).

  • Acceptability of the interventionUp to 7 weeks

    The Acceptability and Appropriateness of Intervention Measure (AIM) is an 8-item self-report survey that assesses whether the intervention is satisfactory (acceptability) and relevant (appropriateness). The measure is divided into 4-item subscales: acceptability and appropriateness. These constructs are evaluated separately, with an average score ranging from 1 (low) to 5 (high) (Weiner et al., 2017). Higher scores indicate higher satisfaction (acceptability) and relevance (appropriateness), meaning a better outcome.