Peer support trial aims to curb suicide risk in LGBTQ+ youth
NCT ID NCT07214233
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a Peer Support Specialist program can help LGBTQ+ youth (ages 12-17) who are involved in the juvenile justice, child welfare, or mental health systems and have thoughts of suicide or self-harm. The program pairs youth with trained peers to improve recovery and reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The study involves 60 participants and focuses on whether the approach is feasible and acceptable.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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12 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Child Inclusion Criteria: * 12-17 years of age * Self-identify as a sexual or gender minority (SGM) * Involved in one or more system: juvenile justice, child welfare, and/or community-based mental health * Personal experience with self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITB) * English speaking * Willing and able to provide informed assent Child Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 12 or greater than 17 years of age (0-11 or 18 and over) * Do not self-identify as a sexual or gender minority (SGM) * Not involved in the juvenile justice, child welfare, and/or community-based mental health systems * No personal experience with self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITB) * Not English speaking * Unwilling and/or unable to provide informed assent Caregiver Inclusion Criteria: * 18-80 years of age * Primary Caregiver of youth who meet child inclusion criteria listed above * English speaking * Willing and able to provide informed consent Caregiver Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 18 or greater than 80 years of age (0-17 or 81 and over) * Not the Primary Caregiver of youth who meet child inclusion criteria listed above * Not English speaking * Unwilling and/or unable to provide informed consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Case Western Reserve University
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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