Can a brief home therapy cut suicide reattempts? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06322199
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a short, home-based therapy called ASSIP Flex for adults who have attempted suicide. The therapy involves 3-4 sessions delivered in the patient's own environment. Researchers will track suicidal thoughts and behaviors over 12 months to see if the therapy is feasible, cost-effective, and helps reduce repeat attempts. The study enrolls 119 participants in Switzerland.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ASSIP Flex (a brief, home-based behavioral therapy for people who have attempted suicide)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide an effective, cost-saving way to deliver suicide prevention therapy at home, reducing repeat attempts.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study (119 people) with no control group, so results may not prove effectiveness. The therapy may not work for everyone, and some participants might drop out.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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119 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
Who is studied
Participants with a past suicide attempt will be recruited at the University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Bern (Switzerland) and following recruitment centers: * Sanatorium Kilchberg Private Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy * Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich (PUKZH) * Vaud University Hospital (CHUV) in Lausanne * Department of General and Liaison Psychiatry CNP in Neuchâtel
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: Subjects fulfilling the following inclusion criteria are eligible for the study: * Informed consent as documented by signature * Age ≥ 18 years * At least one previous suicide attempt * Willingness to attend the ASSIP Flex Exclusion Criteria: The presence of any one of the following exclusion criteria will lead to exclusion of the subject: * Serious cognitive impairment * Any psychotic disorder * Inability to follow the procedures of the study (e.g., insufficient mastery of the German language, previous enrolment into the current study)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Center Neuchâtelois de Psychiatrie
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Centre Hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV)
Lausanne, Switzerland
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Psychiatric Hospital, University of Zurich (PUKZH)
Zurich, Switzerland
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Sanatorium Kilchberg
Zurich, Switzerland
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