RECRUITING

Just-in-time Interventions for Reducing Short-term Suicide Risk

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

The goal of this study is to test the effects of just-in-time intervention strategies aimed to promote implementation of the safety plan and its components at different levels of suicidal urges and intent. The main questions the investigators aim to answer are: 1. What is the acceptability and feasibility of the just-in-time intervention strategies? 2. What are the proximal effects of just-in-time intervention strategies aimed to promote use of the safety plan and its components? 3. What internal and external contextual factors moderate the just-in-time intervention effects? Participants (adults hospitalized for suicidal thoughts or behaviors) will: * Answer questions about current suicidal thoughts on their smartphone up to 4 times each day during both hospitalization and the 4 weeks after they leave the hospital * Each time they submit a survey, be immediately randomized to receive (or not receive) a just-in-time intervention tailored to their level of current suicidal thoughts * Answer brief follow-up questions on their smartphone within a couple hours of each randomization * Provide feedback on their experience with the just-in-time interventions

Official Title

Micro-randomized Trial to Assess Brief, Just-in-time Interventions for Reducing Short-term Suicide Risk

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-11-19
Study Completion:2026-12
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05793541

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Experiencing suicidal thoughts as part of their inpatient admission
  2. * Access to a smartphone following discharge
  3. * Ability to speak and write English fluently
  1. * Any factor that impairs the ability to effectively participate in the study (e.g., significant cognitive impairment, intellectual disability, presence of violent behavior, psychotic illness/symptoms determined by the treating clinician to impair ability to understand the study or provide informed consent)
  2. * Failure to correctly answer all true/false questions in the consent form

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Kate Bentley, PhD
CONTACT
617-724-7741
kbentley@mgh.harvard.edu
Walter Dempsey, PhD
CONTACT
wdem@umich.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

Mass General Brigham
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-11-19
Study Completion Date2026-12

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-11-19
Study Completion Date2026-12

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Suicide
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Micro-Randomized Trial
  • Ecological Momentary Assessment
  • Just-in-Time Intervention

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Suicide