Peer support and family engagement could curb youth suicide in nepal
NCT ID NCT07680179
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a suicide prevention package for young people aged 12-24 in Nepal, delivered by trained peer volunteers and involving family members. The program includes safety planning and coping strategies, integrated into existing government mental health services. The goal is to see if this approach is feasible and acceptable in a low-resource setting, with potential for wider use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Youth-focused, Peer-delivered, Family-engaged Suicide Prevention Package (YPF-SuPP)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could provide a scalable, low-cost model for youth suicide prevention in low-resource settings globally.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study focused on feasibility, not effectiveness. Results may not generalize beyond Nepal's primary healthcare context.
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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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About 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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12 to 24 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: Peer Volunteers * Age ≥18 years * No current untreated mental disorder or suicide risk, as assessed and confirmed by a Nepali mental health specialist (MD or PhD) * Meets hiring and eligibility criteria of the local implementing partner NGO * Fluent in spoken Nepali Trial Youth Patient Participants * Age 12-24 years * Resident of the study site * Screens positive to the Nepali Ask Suicide Screening Questions or a lifetime history of a suicide attempt * Ability to provide informed consent or assent * For participants under 18 years of age, written informed consent from a legal guardian * Fluent in Nepali Family Members (intervention group only) * Family member (defined as any individual that is a parent, grandparent, aunt/uncle, or cousin as well as significant others) selected by the youth participants enrolled in the study * Resident of the study site * Over 18 years of age * Ability to provide informed consent or assent * Fluent in Nepali Exclusion Criteria: Peer Volunteers * Plans to leave the peer volunteer role within the next 6 months * Unable to provide voluntary informed consent for any reason Trial Youth Patient Participants * Requires immediate psychiatric hospitalization at the time of assessment * Unable to provide informed consent or assent due to impaired decision-making capacity * Participants under 18 years of age without written informed consent from a legal guardian * Planning to leave the study area in the next 6 months Family Members * Requires immediate psychiatric hospitalization at the time of assessment * Unable to provide informed consent or assent due to impaired decision-making capacity * Planning to leave the study area in the next 6 months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sochai Nepal
Makwanpur, Nepal
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