New family therapy aims to stop teen suicide attempts
NCT ID NCT06931639
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial tests a therapy called SAFETY, designed to help teenagers who have recently attempted suicide. The study will include 282 youths aged 10-17 and their caregivers. Half will receive SAFETY, a family-based cognitive-behavioral program, and the other half will get enhanced usual care. The goal is to see if SAFETY reduces the number of repeat suicide attempts over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Safe Alternatives for Teens and Youth (SAFETY) behavioral therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an evidence-based therapy to reduce suicide reattempts in teenagers, saving lives and lowering healthcare costs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single trial with 282 participants, and the therapy may not prove more effective than enhanced usual care. Results may not apply to all youth or settings.
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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 282 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2032
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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10 to 17 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.
Inclusions criteria: 1. Suicide attempt in the last 3 months 2. Age 10-17 years 3. At least one primary caregiver (multiple is allowed) willing to participate in treatment Exclusion criteria: 1. Symptoms obstructing participation in assessments or treatment 2. Insufficient understanding of the Swedish language in youth and/or caregiver 3. Enrolled in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
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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
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Region Halland
RECRUITINGKungsbacka, 301 85, Sweden
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Region Skåne
RECRUITINGHelsingborg, 25225, Sweden
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Region Stockholm
RECRUITINGStockholm, 118 51, Sweden
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Region Uppsala
RECRUITINGUppsala, Sweden
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Region Värmland
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKarlstad, Sweden
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