Can a smartphone app curb suicide risk in college students?
NCT ID NCT07211373
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a mobile app called Jaspr, which teaches skills to manage suicidal thoughts, works better with or without extra human support. About 50 college students who have had recent suicidal thoughts or behaviors will use the app and report their progress. The goal is to see which approach improves engagement and reduces suicide risk.
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Study facts
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- 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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Recent suicidal thoughts or behavior (i.e., past 2-week suicidal ideation or past 6-month suicidal behaviors) * Current UMass Amherst or University of Wisconsin Madison undergraduate student * 18 years of age or older * Ability to understand written or spoken English * Owning a mobile device * Ability to understand and consent to study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * No recent suicidal thoughts or behaviors (i.e., past 2-week suicidal ideation or past 6-month suicidal behaviors) * Not a current UMass Amherst or University of Wisconsin Madison undergraduate student * Under 18 years of age * Inability to understand written or spoken English * Does not own a mobile device
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts, 01002, United States
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