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AI trains crisis counselors to spot suicide risk
NCT ID NCT06299384
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an AI tool called LyssnCrisis that helps train crisis counselors who answer calls to the 988 suicide hotline. The tool analyzes voice recordings to give feedback on skills like empathy and asking about suicide risk. 81 counselors took part, and the goal was to see if the AI could improve their ability to help callers in distress.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LyssnCrisis (AI-based coding and feedback tool)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI tool could help train crisis counselors more effectively, potentially improving suicide risk assessment and saving lives.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, completed study with 81 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The AI tool is still new and needs more testing before widespread use.
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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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81 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 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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Inclusion Criteria: Must be employed at Protocall Services, Inc. Exclusion Criteria: Call-takers who participated in Stage 2 research will not be able to participate in Stage 3 research.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ProtoCall Services, Inc.
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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