Can a single therapy session keep suicidal teens safer after hospital discharge?
NCT ID NCT07628192
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial compares two short, one-session therapies for teens aged 12-17 hospitalized for suicidal thoughts or attempts. One therapy (CAMS-BI) focuses on understanding and addressing the personal reasons behind suicidal feelings, while the other (Stanley-Brown Safety Planning) builds a practical safety plan. Researchers will track whether either therapy reduces the number of teens who need to return to the hospital for suicide-related reasons within 90 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CAMS Brief Intervention (behavioral therapy) and Stanley-Brown Safety Planning Intervention (behavioral therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical, short-term therapy to reduce suicide-related hospital readmissions and improve safety for at-risk teens.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (118 participants) comparing two behavioral interventions, so results may not apply broadly. Both therapies are brief and may not prevent all suicide attempts.
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Study facts
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- 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 118 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adolescents aged 12-17 years. * Admitted to inpatient psychiatry for suicide attempt or active suicidal ideation. * English-speaking patient and parent/guardian. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed assent document with a parent/guardian willing and able to sign a written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Moderate or severe intellectual disability (IQ less than 70 and those patients in special education classes full time). * Schizophrenia or history of any type of psychosis including mood related psychosis and brief reactive psychosis. * In custody of Children's Services.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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