New counseling approach aims to curb youth suicide risk
NCT ID NCT07321171
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a stepped-care model where youth with mild suicidal thoughts get brief counseling from trained non-specialists, while those with more severe risk receive professional therapy. Researchers will compare this approach to standard care in 350 children and teens. The goal is to see if the model reduces suicidal thoughts and behaviors and improves access to treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- brief interpersonal counseling (IPC) delivered by trained non-specialists
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a cost-effective, scalable way to reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children and teens.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with 350 participants, so results may not apply to all youth. The intervention is low-intensity and may not work for severe cases.
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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 350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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6 to 18 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: * Participants must be between 6 and 18 years old, inclusive. * Participants currently exhibit various forms of STB, including suicidal thoughts, gestures, behaviors, or attempted suicide. Exclusion Criteria: * Acute medical conditions. * Current psychotic disorders. * Non-fluency in Hebrew (language of intervention and assessment). * Diagnosed intellectual disability. * Diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders (other than those that commonly co-occur with STB and are deemed manageable by the study team). * Inability to provide informed consent (participant) or parental permission (parent/guardian).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shneider children's Medical Center
RECRUITINGPetah Tikva, 4920235, Israel
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