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A Digitally Assisted Risk Reduction Platform for Youth at High Risk for Suicide

Ksana Health · with Columbia University, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) · NCT05920252

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 13–18 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted (a condition is required)
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
78
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
August 14, 2024
Record last updated
March 4, 2026

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What the study is about

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.

Being studied: Vira; Treatment as Usual (TAU)

Conditions: Suicide; Mental Health Disorder; Anhedonia

Eligibility criteria

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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

Recruiting US locations

  • Columbia University

    New York, NY 10032

    Site contact: Randy Auerbach, PhD, ABPP · 646-774-5745 · rpa2009@cumc.columbia.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Randy Auerbach, PhD, ABPP · 646-774-5745 · rpa2009@cumc.columbia.edu
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