An interventional study of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP) and Youth-Nominated Support Team in Suicide Prevention, Suicide and Self-Injurious Behavior, sponsored by University of Michigan. Recruiting at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 12 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-04-01.
Sponsored by University of Michigan · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This is a second pilot study being completed based on lessons learned from the Aim 2a feasibility pilot study (NCT06941311). Following modifications, the investigators are testing the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effectiveness of the combination of two psychosocial interventions, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP) and the computer-assisted version of the Youth-Nominated Support Team (eYST).
In this phase of the study, CBT-SP + eYST will be tested in an open trial (number of youth = 15). Investigators will recruit Black adolescents (ages 12-17) that come to an urban acute care setting for suicidal thoughts and/or self-injurious behaviors to receive the intervention in an outpatient community mental health agency. Participants will receive 12-14 sessions of CBT-SP in addition to YST. Participants will nominate up to 5 caring adults in their lives to serve as support persons. These support persons will attend an education/orientation session to learn more about their role and how to support the youth. Support persons will have weekly contact with the youth and weekly follow up contacts from the youth's clinician/YST intervention specialist.
Youth will be assessed at baseline, 6 weeks, and 14 weeks. Parents will be assessed at baseline and 14 weeks. Support persons will be assessed at baseline and 14 weeks.
Fidelity assessments will be completed by clinicians after each session, after the YST psycho-ed session, and weekly to document contact with the support team.
186 studies on the registry are indexed under Suicide Prevention; 92 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 90 is below the median of 140 across 167 interventional studies indexed under Suicide Prevention.
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Youth Inclusion Criteria:
Youth Exclusion Criteria:
Parent/Guardian Inclusion Criteria:
Parent/Guardian Exclusion Criteria:
- Do not understand written and spoken English
Support Person Inclusion Criteria:
Support Person Exclusion Criteria:
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Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Participation will be 3 months.
Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP) · Behavioral: Youth-Nominated Support Team
Clinicians will provide this specialized evidence based mental health care. The study focuses on the acute phase of CBT-SP, which is 12 sessions. CBT-SP's goals are to reduce suicide risk factors, enhance coping, and prevent future suicidal behavior. Identifying the emotional, cognitive, behavioral, or familial processes that precede a suicide crisis is a major focus, which yields an individualized treatment plan. Each session lasts one hour and can be completed either in person or via a secure telehealth platform. Most youths will attend sessions on a weekly basis and therapists will prioritize parent engagement
Youth will nominate up to 5 trusted adults. Following parental approval, Support Persons will attend a psychoeducational orientation session with their assigned intervention specialist (i.e., the youth's clinician), learn about the youth's difficulties, treatment plan, and receive ideas for supporting the youth. Support Persons will be asked to have contact with the youth each week for the 3 months of the study. During these calls, Support Persons have an opportunity to discuss any questions or concerns they may have about the youth and how best to support them.
Acceptability - percent of eligible youth consented
The intervention will be considered acceptable if at least 50% of eligible youth approached for participation choose to enroll in the study.
Time frame: Baseline
Feasibility - Mean number of support people
The intervention will be considered feasible if the mean number of support people per youth is at least 3.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Acceptability - Mean number of support person contacts
The intervention will be considered acceptable if the mean number of support person contacts with youth is at least 7.
Time frame: 14 weeks
Feasibility - Number of CBT-SP sessions attended
Number of CBT-SP sessions attended by youth
Time frame: 14 weeks
Plan to share: Yes — Upload to National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Data Archive.
Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan, Informed consent form
Time frame: After the study is completed and available according to NIMH Data Archive policy.
Access criteria: Researchers can request de-identified data from the study contacts listed in the study.
Data sharing details ↗ · nda.nih.gov
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Started Mar 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Aug 2026, 5 months after the start.
Of 127 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Suicide Prevention, half reached primary completion within 28 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 53. This study's planned 5 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 129 studies reached it within 28 months; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 53.
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