Supplementing Brief Psychotherapy With a Mobile App

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Suicide and Self-harm, Emotion Regulation

In brief

Suicide is among the leading causes of death worldwide, and the risk of suicide is highest in the period immediately following discharge from inpatient psychiatric care.1Importantly, despite the enormously elevated risk during this period, nearly 50% of patients do not attend scheduled therapy after discharge. Even among those who do attend therapy, however, the skills learned in treatment may be difficult to use during the highly distressing time leading up to and during a suicide crisis. Most traditional treatments are not designed to be effective during a suicide crisis. In order to reduce the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in general and specifically during the post-discharge period, interventions are needed that: (1) are easily adhered to and (2) are accessible and effective during a suicide crisis. As such, the purpose of this research study is to test an innovative, new intervention in order to develop an effective and accessible intervention for those at high risk for suicide

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05867316

Run by

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

People needed

40

Starts

2023-09-14

Expected to finish

2024-06-06

Last updated by the study team

2025-06-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult status (18+ years)
• Admission to eligible units in our partner hospital with a reason for admission having to do with suicide risk
• The ability to speak and write English fluently,
• Ownership of and consistent access to an internet-capable smartphone (e.g., an iPhone or Android phone)

You may not qualify if…

• The presence of any factor that impairs an individual's ability to provide informed consent and comprehend and effectively participate in the study including: an inability to speak or write English fluently, the presence of gross cognitive impairment due to florid psychosis, intellectual disability, dementia, acute intoxication, or the presence of extremely agitated or violent behavior.

Where it is running

• Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare — Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

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