New online program aims to curb veteran suicide
NCT ID NCT05884476
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a 40-minute web-based program designed to teach veterans coping skills for suicidal thoughts. Researchers will compare veterans who use the program to those receiving standard care, measuring changes in suicidal thoughts and behaviors over one month. The goal is to see if this easy-to-access tool can reduce distress and prevent suicide attempts.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- web-based suicide prevention intervention
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide an easily accessible tool to help veterans cope with suicidal thoughts and reduce suicidal behaviors.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 180 participants, and the intervention is brief (40 minutes). Results may not apply to all veterans, and the one-month follow-up is short.
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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 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Veteran * 18 years or older * Past two-week suicidal ideation as indicated by positive reply to C-SSRS questions ("Have you had any actual thoughts of killing yourself," or, "Have you been thinking about how you might do this?") Exclusion Criteria: * Active psychosis * Unmedicated bipolar disorder * Instances in which a substance use disorder would indicate inpatient detoxification prior to engaging in other outpatient mental health interventions
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, New Orleans, LA
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70119, United States
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