A Feasibility Open Trial of App-Enhanced Brief CBT for Suicidal Inpatients

Hartford Hospital

Status

Completed

Conditions

Suicidal and Self-injurious Behavior

Treatments

Behavioral: App-Enhanced Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Industry

Identifiers

NCT05486091

HHC-2022-0057

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of integrating Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (BCBT) counseling with a software application (app) to prevent future suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

Full description

Participants will provide written informed consent. Participants will complete up to 4 sessions of BCBT (depending on length of stay) incorporating the use of a SmartPhone app. This study treatment will be completed in addition to usual care in an open trial design. Assessments will be completed at intake, discharge, and 1-, 2-, and 3-month follow-up.

Enrollment

4 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 24 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

History of suicide attempt (lifetime) AND active ideation (with or without plan or intent) on admission
Own and have access to their phone (iPhone or Android with capability to download apps) during their inpatient stay
Ability to understand the nature of the study and provide written informed consent
Willing and able to provide at least two verifiable contacts for emergency or tracking purposes
Expected length of stay long enough to complete the entire treatment protocol

Exclusion criteria

Not fluent in English
Experiencing current mania or psychosis
Have lifetime history of schizophrenia spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, or organic brain illness
Inpatient treatment plan includes detox protocol or electroconvulsive therapy
Any other psychiatric or medical condition that in the investigator's opinion would preclude informed consent or participation in the trial