Can AI-Generated music soothe suicidal thoughts? stanford trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07610785
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
Stanford University is testing a music-based intervention called STAMM-S for people aged 14-35 with suicidal thoughts. Participants listen to machine-learning-generated music for 20 minutes daily over 25 days and receive education on using music to improve mood. The study aims to see if this approach reduces suicidal ideation, anxiety, and depression.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- machine-learning-generated adaptive music
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost tool to help reduce suicidal thoughts and improve mood.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early trial with only 28 participants, so results may not apply widely. The music intervention may not work for everyone.
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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 28 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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14 to 35 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. Age 14-35 years 2. Suicidal ideation (C-SSRS categories 1-3 within the past month) 3. normal sensitivity to music reward on the Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire. Score \>65 Exclusion Criteria: 1. imminent or acute suicide risk (C-SSRS categories 4-5). 2. Co-morbid substance use disorder. 3. Co-morbid psychotic disorder. 4. current participation in another trial
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yuukis Hall - Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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