Teens who attempted suicide get digital lifeline in new study
NCT ID NCT06474221
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if an electronic program that teaches healthy coping and problem-solving skills can reduce suicide risk in teens who have recently attempted suicide. Researchers will compare teens who use the program to those who receive standard care. The goal is to see if the program lowers suicidal thoughts and future attempts.
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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 168 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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12 to 18 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: * All adolescents who have attempted suicide within the last thirty days and presented to the study site * Between ages of 12-18 years * Participants of all gender will be included * Medically stable patients who have stable blood pressure, breathing rates without fever, and intact orientation to time, place, and person Exclusion Criteria: * A current or a lifetime diagnosis of psychosis. We will confirm the same using a detailed clinical interview according to ICD-10 diagnostic guidelines. * A history of mental retardation and any neurological condition causing cognitive impairment. * A diagnosis of substance dependence as confirmed by M.I.N.I. KID 6.0 over the last six months. We will include those with tobacco dependence. * A diagnosis of serious medical illness like end-stage cancer, AIDS, less than a month following acute cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS),
RECRUITINGBhubaneswar, Odisha, 751024, India
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St John's Medical College and Hospital
RECRUITINGBengaluru, Karnataka, 560034, India
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