A One-Arm Open Trial of a Smartphone Delivered Treatment for Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior

Part of paid clinical trials in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study ID
NCT06967545
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Suicide Attempt
  • Suicide Ideation

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Smartphone-delivered Therapeutic Evaluative Conditioning for Suicide (TEC-S) — BEHAVIORAL
    Therapeutic Evaluative Conditioning for Suicide (active TEC-S) is a behavioral treatment where participants are given optional access to a computerized task/game where they repeatedly pair suicidal behavior stimuli (pictures, words) with other negative stimuli and self-related stimuli with positive stimuli.

Study Details

This study aims to evaluate the acceptability, safety, and preliminary efficacy of a smartphone-delivered intervention called Therapeutic Evaluative Conditioning for Suicide (TEC-S) in reducing suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) among adults with recent and frequent suicide ideation.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 20, 2026
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Oct 1, 2026
Completion
Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Smartphone-delivered active Therapeutic Evaluative Conditioning for Suicide (active TEC)
    Optional smartphone-delivered active Therapeutic Evaluative Conditioning for Suicide (active TEC-S) for 30 days.

Primary Outcome Measure

TEC-S Acceptability [ Time Frame: Through completion of treatment phase (day 1 through 30) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Massachusetts General HospitalBostonMassachusetts02114
Adam Jaroszewski, Ph.D.
[email protected]
617-724-9149

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