Hope in action: peer support may curb suicide risk in youth facing psychosis
NCT ID NCT07756567
First seen Aug 10, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a new group program designed for young people at clinical high risk for psychosis who also have suicidal thoughts or behaviors. The program, led by a clinician and a peer with lived experience, focuses on building hope, setting recovery goals, and strengthening social connections. Caregivers join a session to learn how to support their young person. Researchers will compare the program plus standard care to standard care alone to see if it improves personal recovery and helps participants remember and use suicide prevention strategies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A recovery-oriented suicide prevention group program led by a clinician and a peer specialist with lived experience, added to standard care.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer a new way to reduce suicide risk and support personal recovery in young people at high risk for psychosis.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is still in development and testing, so the program may not prove more effective than standard care alone. Participation requires a caregiver, which may limit who can join.
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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 108 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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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12 to 30 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.
Young Person Inclusion Criteria: * symptoms of clinical high risk for psychosis in the last two years * lifetime active suicide ideation and/or lifetime suicide behavior * has a caregiver willing to participate Young Person Exclusion Criterion: * not able to read and write in English Caregiver Inclusion Criteria: * has a familial relationship with the young person participant * has at least 4 hours of face-to-face contact with the patient participant every week, even if they do not live together Caregiver Exclusion Criteria: None \*\*\* Administrator/Clinician Inclusion Criteria: * employed at the University of California, San Diego or University of California, Los Angeles early psychosis program Administrator/Clinician Exclusion Criteria: None
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California, 92161, United States
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