Recruiting

Mobile Intervention

Sponsor:

Butler Hospital

Code:

NCT05180344

Conditions

Suicide

Suicide and Self-harm

Suicide, Attempted

Suicidal Ideation

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 26

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Mobile Application to Prevent Suicide (MAPS)

Study Details

Brief summary:

The primary aim of this grant is to conduct pilot testing on a novel personalized mobile intervention for suicide - Mobile Application to Prevent Suicide (MAPS) - and to establish feasibility, acceptability, safety, and primary outcomes (i.e., suicidal ideation and behavior; re-hospitalization).

Conditions

Suicide

Suicide and Self-harm

Suicide, Attempted

Suicidal Ideation

Study ID

NCT05180344

Start date

Jul 25, 2024

Status verified date

Jul, 2025

Completion date

Oct 1, 2025

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct 1, 2025

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 26

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Suicidal ideation and/or suicidal behavior in the past month verified by the C-SSRS
  • Between the ages of 18 and 26
  • English proficiency
  • Comfortable with smartphone technology
  • Deemed by the treatment team to be stable enough to complete study procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current psychotic or manic symptoms severe enough to interfere with study procedures

Study Design

Enrollment

10 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Mobile Application to Prevent Suicide (MAPS)

Participants receiving MAPS will receive the Safety Planning Intervention (SPI) which will be uploaded into the smartphone app. They will be prompted four times per day to complete a brief ecological momentary assessment "check-in" inquiring about their cognitions, affect, and behavior, including suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Based on these responses, they will be provided with coping strategies from their safety plans and from a database of coping strategies created by study staff. They will also have access to emergency phone numbers, the coping strategies database, and can communicate with their study clinician through a text-like interface in the app. They will receive this intervention for one month.

Interventions

Mobile Application to Prevent Suicide (MAPS)

Safety Planning Intervention, ecological momentary intervention smartphone app system, and bidirectional communication with study clinician.

Primary outcome measure

  • Acceptability of Research (Recruitment) [ Time Frame: Baseline ]
  • Acceptability of Research (Recruitment) [ Time Frame: 1 month ]
  • Acceptability of Research Procedures [ Time Frame: 1 month ]
  • Patient Satisfaction [ Time Frame: 1 month ]
  • Acceptability of MAPS Intervention [ Time Frame: 1 month ]
  • Satisfaction with MAPS Intervention [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
  • Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) Adherence [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Cheryl Cordeiro

401-455-6654ccordeiro@butler.org

Locations

Butler Hospital

Recruiting

Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02906

Contacts

Cheryl Cordeiro

ccordeiro@butler.org

Principal Investigator:

Heather Schatten, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

Butler Hospital

Last update posted

Jul 17, 2025

Last verified

Jul, 2025

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-24. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Butler Hospital on 2025-07-17. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.