Recruiting

Jaspr Health

Sponsor:

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Code:

NCT06223867

Conditions

Suicidal Ideation

Suicide Attempt

Self Harm

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Jaspr App + JAH

ETAU

Study Details

Brief summary:

This Study will comprehensively evaluate a multi-component suicide prevention technology (Jaspr Health) that facilitates delivery of suicided-related evidence-based practices (EBPs) while replacing wasted waiting time with productive time in the Emergency Departments (EDs). The EBPs satisfy several key performance elements for systems adopting Zero Suicide.

A Complementary Randomized Controlled Trial and Real-World Study for Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Implementation Study Design (CREID) will be used

Conditions

Suicidal Ideation

Suicide Attempt

Self Harm

Study ID

NCT06223867

Start date

Feb 23, 2024

Status verified date

Feb, 2026

Completion date

Mar 31, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar 31, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Positive for suicide risk on the Patient Safety Screener in the ED (active suicidal ideation int the past 2 weeks, or suicidal attempt in the past 6 months)
  • Cognitively and emotionally capable of consent and engaging in Jaspr app.
  • Reads English at 6th grade level.
  • Reliable telephone access.
  • Owns a smart phone
  • Lives in Massachusetts

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prisoners or in state custody
  • Adults unable to consent
  • Patient <18 yeas
  • Enrolled subjects during the 12 month follow-up period

Study Design

Enrollment

670 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Enhanced treatment as usual (ETAU) alone

Subjects in this arm will receive the usual care for patients with suicidal risk at UMass Memorial ED that may include a behavioral health evaluation by a trained clinician, and environmental safety precautions dictated by risk level (Mild, Moderate, High). Individuals deemed appropriate for discharge undergo discharge planning and offered a personalized safety plan using the Stanley-Brown Safety Planning Intervention, including lethal means safety counseling.

experimental: Jaspr intervention with enhanced treatment as usual (ETAU)

Subjects in this arm will receive ETAU in addition, they will complete a guided Suicide Status Interview (SSI), Safety Planning, and Lethal means counseling on the Jaspr tablet-based app before open access to the Jaspr resource library.

Subjects can sign up to receive JAH mobile app.

Interventions

Jaspr App + JAH

With assistance form a research coordinator, the subject will complete self-administered suicide risk assessment on the tablet via Jaspr app, then the subject will engage with suicide-related coping skills and resources that the app provides. Subject will continue to have access to the coping skills and videos via a mobile app after discharge.

ETAU

Usual care for suicidal patients at UMass Memorial ED that may include Behavioral health evaluation by a trained clinician. Environmental safety precautions. Personalized safety upon discharge

Primary outcome measure

  • Suicide composite, binary [ Time Frame: 12 months after enrollment ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Edwin D Boudreaux, PhD

508-334-3817Edwin.Boudreaux@umassmed.edu

Mhd B Rahmoun, MD

Mhd.Rahmoun@umassmed.edu

Locations

UMass Memorial Health

Recruiting

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655

Contacts

Edwin D Boudreaux, PhD

508-334-3817Edwin.Boudreaux@umassmed.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Last update posted

Feb 20, 2026

Last verified

Feb, 2026

Keywords

  • Suicide
  • Self-Harm
  • Attempt
  • Ideation
  • Suicidal thought
  • Suicidal plan
  • Crisis intervention
  • Suicide prevention
  • Emotional support
  • Mental Health
  • Behavioral Health
  • Psychiatry
  • Emergency Department
  • Technology
  • Mobile Application
  • Implementation
  • Safety Plan
  • Lethal Means

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-24. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Massachusetts, Worcester on 2026-02-20. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.