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Targeting Adolescent Insomnia to Lessen Overall Risk of Suicidal Behavior

NCT05390918 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 235

Last updated 2026-02-05

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Summary

This study will test the effectiveness of a sleep-related primary suicide prevention program entitled TAILOR (Targeting Adolescent Insomnia to Lessen Overall Risk of Suicidal Behavior), which includes specific behavior-change strategies for adolescents at risk of suicidal behavior who suffer from difficulties falling asleep, staying asleep, and/or insufficient sleep.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

TAILOR

The first TAILOR session will assess existing sleep problems from both the adolescent's and parent/legal guardian's perspectives, concluding with offering a CBT strategy to try. Session 2 will involve getting feedback from the family on that specific strategy and then offering additional CBT strategies. The remaining sessions will be devoted to refining the use of CBT strategies. MI will be integrated as the communication style throughout, including reflective listening, rolling with resistance, and showing deference to the family's ultimate decisions. The interventionist will also use the "elicit-provide-elicit" approach from MI. The interventionist will elicit the family's own ideas for improving the adolescent's sleep, ask for permission to provide his/her own suggestions, and then gauge the family's reactions to those suggestions, versus simply recommending a CBT strategy and problem-solving barriers to implementation.

OTHER

Enhanced Usual Care

The study clinician will conduct suicide risk screening and further assessment and safety planning where deemed necessary.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jeff Bridge, Ph.D. · Nationwide Children's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
11 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-10-20
Primary Completion
2027-02-28
Completion
2027-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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