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ER docs get a suicide risk score: will it save lives?

NCT ID NCT05671133

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether giving emergency room doctors a computer-generated risk score for suicide can help prevent suicide attempts. About 4,000 adults coming to the ER for psychiatric issues will be randomly assigned so that their doctor either sees or does not see their risk score. Researchers will then track suicide attempts over the next six months to see if the tool makes a difference.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Clinician Decision Support Tool (a diagnostic test that gives doctors a patient's suicide risk score)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could give ER doctors a practical tool to better identify and help patients at high risk of suicide, potentially saving lives.
What could go wrong
This is a relatively early-stage study testing a decision-support tool, not a direct treatment. The tool may not change doctor behavior enough to reduce suicide attempts, and results may not apply to all hospitals.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 4,000 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Feb 2025

Expected to finish

Sep 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult status (≥18 years-old); * Willing to provide an email address; * Presentation at the APS Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to understand the study procedures and provide informed consent such as those with gross cognitive impairment (including florid psychosis), intellectual disability, dementia, acute intoxication, or the presence of extremely agitated or violent behavior * Decisions about inclusion/exclusion criteria will be made by the emergency department providers on duty at the time. These broad inclusion criteria maximize the clinical applicability of obtained results while the exclusion criteria ensure the ethical principle of respect for persons.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Suicide Suicide, Attempted

As listed by the trial registrant

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Suicide Suicide, attempted

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

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