N/A
Completed N=64
Suicide Prevention Intervention for Vulnerable Emerging Adult Sexual Minorities
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05018143 ↗Enrolled (actual)
64
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2025
Primary outcomePrimary: Suicidal Ideation and Behavior — 2.625; 2.34375; 1.37931; 1.064516 Mean Units on the CSSRS SI scale
Summary
Emerging adult sexual minorities (EASM) are vulnerable to stressors that increase risk for suicidal ideation and behaviors. The investigators will examine a mobile application that leverages skills coaching and peer mentoring to reduce suicide risk for EASM. The online life skills intervention (iREACH) was developed to reduce a variety of negative health outcomes using telehealth with peer mentors. In Supporting Transitions to Adulthood and Reducing Suicide (STARS), investigators' interdisciplinary team will adapt iREACH to reduce suicidal ideation and behaviors among EASM. Then, investigators will pilot test STARS using in a racially/ethnically diverse sample of EASM with suicidal ideation. Participants will be randomized to receive an in-person brief, evidence-based safety planning protocol or to receive safety planning plus access to STARS. This project will identify the potential clinical utility of STARS for suicide prevention in a vulnerable, marginalized, population to inform a future larger efficacy RCT.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Suicidal Ideation and Behavior |
2.625; 2.34375; 1.37931; 1.064516; 1.37931; .8333333 | — |
| SECONDARY Social Support |
3.42; 3.36; 3.61; 3.43; 3.34; 3.2 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Who Used Their Safety Plant at Least 1 Time |
22; 18; 20; 18; 14; 11 | — |
| SECONDARY Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation |
7.41; 7.56; 5.79; 6.10; 5.48; 5.15 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Identifies as a sexual minority
- Lives in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area;
- Report suicide ideation in the prior month as verified in clinical interview;
- Is aged 18-24 years (inclusive)
- Daily use of a smartphone
- Does not plan to move out of the region for the next 6 months
- Consents to the study procedures
Exclusion Criteria
- Does not live in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area;
- Does not meet clinical criteria for suicide ideation in the prior month;
- Is not between the ages of 18-24 years (inclusive)
- Does not own a smartphone
- Plan to move out of the region for the next 6 months
- Does not consent to study procedures
- Meets criteria for an unmanaged psychotic disorder
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05018143). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.