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Can short videos save lives? new study tests messages for suicidal veterans

NCT ID NCT04784663

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study tested whether short video messages could encourage veterans who recently left the military and are thinking about suicide to seek mental health treatment. 355 veterans who were not currently in therapy watched four brief videos on a smartphone app. Researchers then checked if they started treatment within one or two months. The goal was to find out what kinds of messages work best to overcome barriers to getting help.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
brief video messages
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that simple video messages can help more veterans get mental health care when they need it most.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study testing only short-term effects. Results may not apply to all veterans or lead to lasting changes in treatment seeking.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

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

355 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2022

Finished

Sep 2025

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 to 89 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * U.S. Veteran that separated from military service in the past 36 months or less (any discharge type); * \>18 years old; * experiencing suicide risk; * low intent to seek help; * capable of understanding the goals of the study; * willing and able to provide verbal consent; * smartphone ownership and willing to download/use study mobile app Exclusion Criteria: * currently (or in the past 12 months) in formal mental health treatment services; * deemed impaired during eligibility screening; * currently institutionalized

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Communication Psychological Well-Being Suicide

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Mental health Suicide

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System, Canandaigua, NY

    Canandaigua, New York, 14424-1159, United States

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