Can extra coaching sessions curb teen suicide? new study says maybe.
NCT ID NCT07256496
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether adding one-on-one skills coaching to standard dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) helps reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors in teens. 47 adolescents were followed for a year. The goal was to see if the extra support makes treatment more effective.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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47 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2014
- Finished
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Aug 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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13 to 25 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * appropriateness for Stage 1 DBT, completion of all assessments within the designated timeframe, a non-zero score on the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) at intake, and participation in at least one ISCS between intake and 1 year from the first individual therapy session. Exclusion Criteria: * presenting with active psychosis, a primary diagnosis of substance use, who did not consent to data collection, or who had a zero score on the C-SSRS at intake
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Compass Behavioral Health
Tustin, California, 92780, United States
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