Pilot Study of Health System/Community Partnership for Enhanced Outreach to Prevent Suicide Attempts (NCT05825820) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Pilot Study of Health System/Community Partnership for Enhanced Outreach to Prevent Suicide Attempts
20 participantsStarted 2026-04
Plain-language summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test an enhanced outreach intervention (EOI) delivered by Samaritans of Boston (a community organization that provides support during mental health crises) for people after they leave an emergency department (ED) visit for suicidal thoughts. The main questions the trial aims to answer are:
* Is the EOI feasible and acceptable?
* Can the EOI be delivered with fidelity by Samaritans staff?
Participants will:
* Receive outreach (by call or text) once per week for 12 weeks after ED visit. During these conversations, Samaritans staff will ask participants questions about their suicidal thoughts and behaviors, develop and review a list of coping skills to use if they have suicidal thoughts, and discuss plans for receiving mental health care.
* Receive caring messages from Samaritans staff at least once per week.
* Be asked to complete monthly self-report questionnaires, and participate in a phone interview with study staff at the end of the study.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion criteria
✓. Currently a patient being treated and evaluated by psychiatry service in an MGB ED
✓. Participants enrolled in another study (NCT05671133; PI Nock) conducted by the research team who fall into the top 50% of risk based on the suicide risk prediction algorithm used in that study
✓. Able to read English
✓. Ownership of a smartphone (iOS or Android) and consistent access to their smartphone following discharge from the current treatment unit or program; ability to be reliably contacted
✓. Willing to provide contact information for collateral contact
✓. Willing to share contact information and key clinical information with Samaritans of Boston
✓. Consent to unencrypted text or email communications
✓. Willing to provide social security number (SSN) or individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) for study compensation
. Any factor that impairs an individual's ability to comprehend and effectively participate in informed consent, including the presence of gross cognitive impairment due to florid psychosis, intellectual disability, dementia, or acute intoxication
✕. Presence of extremely agitated or violent behavior at the time of consent or enrollment