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Can a phone app curb suicide risk in troubled teens?

NCT ID NCT04909203

Symptom relief Sponsor: Evidence-Based Practice Institute, Seattle, WA Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tested a paired smartphone app called iKinnect2.0 for teenagers aged 15–21 who are involved in the juvenile justice system and at risk for suicide. The app aims to help youth and their parents communicate better, manage distress, and prevent self-harm. Fifty-six parent-teen pairs used either the iKinnect2.0 app or a control app for 16 weeks, and researchers tracked changes in suicidal thoughts, coping skills, and family functioning.

What this could mean

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Active substance
iKinnect2.0 mobile phone app
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide a practical tool to help at-risk youth and their families manage suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial with only 56 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The app's effectiveness is unproven, and it relies on consistent use by both youth and parents.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

56 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2023

Finished

Oct 2025

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

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Ages

15 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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PARENT/GUARDIAN INCLUSION CRITERIA: * 18 years or older * Fluent in English * Owns an Android or iPhone-based smartphone with a data plan and is the primary user of the phone * Primary caregiver and supervisor of a youth aged 15-21 on probation or receiving post-incarceration reentry services at time of screening YOUTH INCLUSION CRITERIA: * Age 15-21 years * Fluent in English * Possesses and is the primary user of an Android or iPhone-based smartphone with a data plan * Currently resides in same household as linked parent/legal guardian at least 5 days per week * Has been arrested at least once and is receiving community-based JJ services related to probation or re-entry * At significant risk for suicide, as evidenced by one of the following: one or more lifetime suicide attempts; elevated past-month suicidal ideation (\>24 on the SIQ-JR99, or self-injury repetition (\>3 lifetime self-harm episodes, including one in the past 12 weeks before screening) * Willing to disclose NSSI and suicidal behaviors to parent To ensure consistency of planned and actual enrollment, particularly of Black youth, researchers will begin to exclude youth of certain races once pre-established recruitment milestones for a specific racial group is achieved.

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Conditions

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Child Behavior Disorders Self-Injurious Behavior Suicide

As listed by the trial registrant

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Child behavior disorders Suicide and self-harm

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Evidence-Based Practice Institute

    Seattle, Washington, 98126, United States

  • University of Maryland, Baltimore

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

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