Integrating the Youth Nominated Support Team (YST) With CBT for Black Youth With Acute Suicide Risk (NCT06941311) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Integrating the Youth Nominated Support Team (YST) With CBT for Black Youth With Acute Suicide Risk
United States26 participantsStarted 2025-05-08
Plain-language summary
The investigators are modifying and testing the preliminary effectiveness and implementation of the combination of two psychosocial interventions, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP) and the computer-assisted version of the Youth-Nominated Support Team (eYST). This registration will be for Aim 2 and a pilot randomized clinical trial for Aim 3 will be registered separately.
In this phase of the study, CBT-SP+eYST will be tested in an initial open trial (number of youth=6) to examine its feasibility and acceptability. Investigators will recruit Black adolescents that come to an urban emergency department (ED) for suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors to receive the intervention in an outpatient community mental health agency. The study focuses on the acute phase of CBT-SP, which is 12 sessions. Participants will nominate up to 4 caring adults in the participants lives to serve as support persons. These support persons will attend an education/orientation session to learn more about their role and how to support the youth.
Youth will be assessed at baseline, 6 weeks, and 14 weeks. Parents will be assessed at baseline and 14 weeks. Support persons will be assessed at baseline and 14 weeks. Fidelity assessments will be completed by clinicians after each CBT-SP session, after the YST psycho-ed session, and weekly to document contact with the support team.
Who can participate
Age range
12 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion criteria for youth:
* Patients of any gender between the ages of 12 and 17 years
* Patients that are able to provide at least one verifiable contact for emergency or tracking purposes
* Eligible for care at MiSide
* Present to the ED with suicide risk (per protocol)
* Self-identify as Black (obtain from face sheet collected in triage)
* Willing and able to complete enrollment procedures
* Willing and able to provide signed and dated informed assent
Exclusion criteria for youth:
* Unable to be consented in English
* Do not have a parent/legal guardian available to provide consent
* Are not able to provide informed assent or to participate in the assessment due to significant agitation, psychosis, cognitive impairment, learning disability, or medical trauma
* Actively engaged in specialty mental health treatment
Parent/Guardian Inclusion Criteria:
* Adults 18 years old and older
* The parent or legal guardian of a youth participating in Aim 2
* Understand written and spoken English
* Willing and able to complete enrollment procedures
* Willing and able to provide signed and dated informed consent
Parent/Guardian Exclusion Criteria:
\- Do not understand written and spoken English
Support Person Inclusion Criteria:
* Adults 18 years and older
* Understand written and spoken English
* Approved to serve as a support person by the parent/legal guardian
Support Person Exclusion Criteria:
* Do not understand written and spoken English
* Not approved to serve as a …
Questions worth asking your doctor
Bring these to your next appointment. They're a starting point for a shared conversation — not a sign you qualify or a recommendation to enrol.
1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?
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Questions for the trial coordinator
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1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.
What they're measuring
1
Acceptability - percent of eligible youth consented
Timeframe: Baseline
2
Feasibility - Mean number of support people
Timeframe: 6 weeks
3
Acceptability - Mean number of support person contacts