New study aims to curb suicide in LGBTQ+ youth via primary care
NCT ID NCT05869552
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two brief suicide prevention interventions adapted for sexual and gender diverse young adults aged 18-24. Participants are recruited from primary care clinics and receive the intervention via telehealth. The goal is to reduce suicidal thoughts and improve access to mental health care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- brief motivational interviewing and case management intervention (STAT-PC)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, scalable suicide prevention approach tailored for LGBTQ+ young adults in primary care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention trial with subjective outcomes; results may not generalize beyond the specific population and setting.
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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 1,485 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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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18 to 24 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * be aged 18-24 at the time of enrollment * not have received mental health services in the past 90 days, excluding medication and case management * English-speaking * screen positive for suicide risk Exclusion Criteria: * are actively suicidal * have a developmental disability that would preclude them from participating in the study intervention * who are impaired due to psychosis, mania, or substance use that would prevent them from providing consent. * Participants will also be excluded at YST-III sites if they are unable to identify a minimum of one support person to participate in the intervention with them
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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
3 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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Steve Hicks School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78705, United States
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University of Pittsburgh
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261, United States
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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