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mHealth-supported Skills Training for Alcohol-Related Suicidality Phase 3
Sponsor: Duke University
Summary
Suicide is a high priority public health problem and an increasingly prevalent alcohol-related consequence. One-third of people who die by suicide consume alcohol at hazardous rates in the year preceding death. Most people in an acute suicide crisis who present for treatment are admitted to acute psychiatric hospitalization. Yet, the 30-day period following discharge from hospitalization is by far the riskiest period for another suicide crisis. The specific aim for this project is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention called mHealth-supported Skills Training for Alcohol-Related Suicidality (mSTARS). Thirty-five inpatients with suicidal thoughts or behaviors who misuse alcohol will be randomized to one of three study conditions -- mSTARS, treatment as usual, or treatment as usual with skills training.
Official title: Pilot RCT to Evaluate Feasibility and Acceptability of mSTARS
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
35
Start Date
2026-08-01
Completion Date
2027-12-31
Last Updated
2026-03-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Standard inpatient psychiatric care
All participants involved in this study will receive standard of care treatment at Duke University Medical Center's Behavioral Health Inpatient Program.
Inpatient Skills Training
Inpatient skills training will be completed while participants are receiving inpatient treatment at BHIP. Skills training includes content designed to improve emotional regulation skills.
mHealth-supported Skills Training for Alcohol-Related Suicidality (mSTARS)
mSTARS includes inpatient skills training and a mobile health (mHealth) telephone app designed to encourage participants to apply skills acquired in inpatient skills training to real-life situations.