New approach aims to prevent suicide in black teens
NCT ID NCT06941311
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a combination of two approaches for Black teenagers who came to the emergency room with suicidal thoughts or behaviors. The first is a type of talk therapy called Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP), and the second is a support team made up of caring adults chosen by the teen. The goal was to see if this combined approach is acceptable and practical to use in a community mental health setting. Six teens participated in this initial open trial.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP) plus a Youth-Nominated Support Team (eYST)
- What this could lead to
- If this approach works, it could offer a practical way to reduce suicide risk in Black adolescents by combining therapy with support from trusted adults.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small, early-stage study with only 6 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It focused on feasibility, not on proving the therapy reduces suicide attempts.
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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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26 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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 years and older
- 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 for youth: * Patients of any gender between the ages of 12 and 17 years * Patients that are able to provide at least one verifiable contact for emergency or tracking purposes * Eligible for care at MiSide * Present to the ED with suicide risk (per protocol) * Self-identify as Black (obtain from face sheet collected in triage) * Willing and able to complete enrollment procedures * Willing and able to provide signed and dated informed assent Exclusion criteria for youth: * Unable to be consented in English * Do not have a parent/legal guardian available to provide consent * Are not able to provide informed assent or to participate in the assessment due to significant agitation, psychosis, cognitive impairment, learning disability, or medical trauma * Actively engaged in specialty mental health treatment Parent/Guardian Inclusion Criteria: * Adults 18 years old and older * The parent or legal guardian of a youth participating in Aim 2 * Understand written and spoken English * Willing and able to complete enrollment procedures * Willing and able to provide signed and dated informed consent Parent/Guardian Exclusion Criteria: \- Do not understand written and spoken English Support Person Inclusion Criteria: * Adults 18 years and older * Understand written and spoken English * Approved to serve as a support person by the parent/legal guardian Support Person Exclusion Criteria: * Do not understand written and spoken English * Not approved to serve as a support person by the parent/guardian
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital of Michigan (CHM) Emergency Department
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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MiSide
Detroit, Michigan, 48210, United States
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