A Digitally Assisted Risk Reduction Platform for Youth at High Risk for Suicide
Development and Testing of a Digitally Assisted Risk Reduction Platform for Youth at High Risk for Suicide
Who can join
Ages 13 to 18 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Written informed assent from adolescents ages 13-17 years old and permission from legal guardians, or consent from adolescents age 18 years old. * Receiving treatment at the Intensive Adolescent and Family DBT Pgogram * 13-18 years old * Owns a personal smartphone (Android or iPhone 7+) * Fluent in English Exclusion Criteria: * Adolescents who require a higher level of care (i.e., are not admitted to the Intensive Outpatient DBT program) * Adolescents who are receiving treatment at the Intensive Adolescent and Family DBT program and have already been assigned a clinician
About the study
Despite efforts to prevent suicide, US rates are climbing, and suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth. Digital tools, especially personal smartphones, are promising avenues to address these issues and can be used to provide a unique understanding of risk factors, including psychological distress, anhedonia and behavioral withdrawal, and sleep disturbance among high-risk individuals. This project aims to enhance the effectiveness of the delivery of preventative health care to youth at risk for suicide by developing a comprehensive digital platform that allows practitioners to integrate mobile sensing data and HIPAA-compliant client communication tools into their management of these young people.
What is being tested
- Vira (behavioral)
- Treatment as Usual (TAU) (behavioral)
Sponsor: Ksana Health · Participants: 78 · Started: Aug 14, 2024
Contact the study team
- Randy Auerbach, PhD, ABPP · Phone: 646-774-5745
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05920252
Locations in the U.S.
| New York | Columbia University, New York |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.