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Veterans helping veterans: peer support may lower suicide risk

NCT ID NCT04222673

Symptom relief Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether trained peer specialists—Veterans who have faced similar challenges—could help other Veterans at high risk for suicide. Over three months, 17 Veterans received one-on-one support focused on building hope, connection, and a sense of purpose. Researchers measured changes in recovery, hope, suicidal thoughts, and depression. The goal was to see if peer support could supplement standard care and improve well-being.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Peer Specialist support (behavioral intervention)
What this could lead to
If this approach works, it could offer a new way to reduce suicide risk by connecting Veterans with trained peers who understand their struggles.
What could go wrong
This was a very small pilot study with only 17 participants, so results may not apply to all Veterans. The intervention is supportive, not a medical treatment, and may not prevent suicide in all cases.

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Study facts

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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

17 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2021

Finished

Mar 2024

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.

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

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * The investigators will target Veterans with suicide flags because they are at greatest risk for suicide and therefore most in need of intervention * Eligibility will be limited to Veterans diagnosed with unipolar or bipolar depression as this diagnostic group is the most prevalent in suicidal samples and is supported by prior meta-analyses on peer-provided interventions * The investigators will ensure decision-making capacity using the Blessed Orientation, Memory, Concentration Test and a brief quiz about the study * This quiz will involve an iterative process of querying the participants' understanding of consent information with a 10-item true/false test and providing feedback until an acceptable level of understanding is achieved (must get 100% correct after 3 tries to enroll) Exclusion Criteria: * cognitive impairment as indicated by a Blessed score of \>10 * unable to provide voluntary, written informed consent for any reason * e.g., incompetency * determination by the patient's psychiatrist not to be appropriate for participation due to unstable psychosis, cognitive disorder, or severe personality disorder * residing more than 50 miles away

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Conditions

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bipolar depression endogenous depression Suicide

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Suicide

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105, United States

  • VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT

    West Haven, Connecticut, 06516, United States

  • VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15240, United States

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