Brief Crisis Therapy for Suicidal Children and Adolescents

NCT07627243 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2026-06-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Ultra-Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents with Suicidal Ideation (IPT-A-SCI) works to reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children and adolescents. The study will also examine whether treatment effects continue after treatment ends and whether some participants benefit more from the intervention than others. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does IPT-A-SCI reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children and adolescents? Do the effects of IPT-A-SCI continue three months after treatment ends? Do some children and adolescents benefit more from IPT-A-SCI than others?

Participants will:

Receive IPT-A-SCI treatment consisting of five weekly sessions Complete questionnaires before treatment, during treatment, at the end of treatment, and three months after treatment ends Have their parents complete questionnaires at the same time points

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

IPT-A-SCI

Manualized ultra-brief interpersonal psychotherapy intervention combined with safety planning for children and adolescents with suicidal ideation or behavior.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Geha Mental Health Center

    collaborator OTHER
  • Tel Aviv University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chamutal Saragusty, MA · Geha Mental Health Center and Tel Aviv University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-30
Primary Completion
2028-06-30
Completion
2028-06-30

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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