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Can a phone app help teens in crisis? new study tests digital safety planning
NCT ID NCT07348666
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will test an enhanced version of a suicide safety planning app called ViraSafe in 100 teens and young adults (ages 13-24) who have recently attempted suicide or had serious suicidal thoughts. The goal is to see if the app helps them engage more with coping skills and their safety plan compared to the original BRITE app. The study lasts 3 months and measures how often participants use the app and their feedback on its usability.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 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: Youth (minors): * 13-17 years old * Suicide attempt in the last year and ideation in the past month * English fluency and literacy * Parent or legal guardian willing and able to legally provide informed consent * Receiving care at one of the study clinical settings with trained providers to onboard ViraSafe or BRITE safety plan Youth (adults) * 18-24 years old * Recent suicide attempt or ideation with a plan * English fluency and literacy * Receiving care at one of the study clinical settings with trained providers to onboard ViraSafe or BRITE safety plan. Exclusion Criteria: Youth (minors): * Unable to read/understand English * Current manic or psychotic episode * Development disability precluding comprehension of study procedures * No routine access to a mobile phone, assessed by EHR review and during phone screen * No eligible parent or legal guardian to provide informed consent Youth (adults): * Unable to read/understand English * Current manic or psychotic episode * Development disability precluding comprehension of study procedures * No routine access to a mobile phone, assessed by EHR review and during phone screen
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ksana Health Inc
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEugene, Oregon, 97405, United States
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STAR Center, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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University of Pittsburgh
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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