Can a website help suicidal teens? new study tests digital support
NCT ID NCT05900700
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a website called eYST, designed to provide social support for teenagers at risk for suicide. Researchers wanted to see if the website was easy to use and helpful for 75 teens and their chosen support adults. The study focused on gathering feedback and measuring how often people used the site.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- eYST website (a psychoeducational social support program)
- What this could lead to
- If this approach proves helpful, it could offer a new way to support suicidal teens by connecting them with trusted adults through a website.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, early-stage study focused on usability, not on whether the intervention actually reduces suicide risk. The results may not apply to all teens.
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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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75 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- 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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13 to 17 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: 1. Inpatient psychiatric patients who have attempted suicide or have documented Suicide ideation (SI) and a plan to harm themselves at admission. 2. Understand written and spoken English. 3. Own a smartphone or mobile phone. 4. Willing and able to complete enrollment procedures. 5. Parent or guardian and youth able to understand the nature of the study and provide written informed consent and assent for youth 6. Patients who are able to provide at least one verifiable contact for emergency or tracking purposes. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with active psychosis. 2. Patients experiencing substance withdrawal. 3. Currently enrolled in other treatment studies for the symptoms and behaviors targeted. 4. Patient unwilling or unable to wear a mask during in person study procedures, if mandated due to current COVID/health safety guidelines. 5. Patients who in the judgment of the investigator would have an unfavorable risk or benefit profile with respect to eYST. 6. Any other psychiatric or medical condition or custody arrangement that in the investigators' opinion would preclude informed consent or assent or participation in the trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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