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Behavioral Intervention

Peer Support Intervention for Suicide Risk

N/A

Recruiting

Research Sponsored by Harvard University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Individuals who are active users on the social media site RallyPoint.

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 24 hrs post intervention

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing an online peer support intervention to reduce suicide risk among US servicemembers/veterans on RallyPoint. Peers will be prompted to reply to identified posts of distress with helpful info.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for active users of RallyPoint, a social media platform for U.S. servicemembers and veterans. It's designed to help those who may be experiencing emotional distress or suicidal thoughts by encouraging peer support.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests a psychoeducational intervention where posts showing signs of distress are flagged. Peers are then prompted to respond with supportive messages guided by informational blurbs provided by the investigators.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this is a non-medical intervention focusing on peer support through social media, there aren't typical side effects like you would see with medication; however, participants might experience varied emotional responses.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 24 hrs post intervention

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~24 hrs post intervention

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 24 hrs post intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Content in replies to peers' posts

Engagement with intervention

Number of replies to peers' posts

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will not be actively recruited for this intervention. Rather, about half of active RallyPoint users (approximately 40,000 users; 80,000 users total) will be randomized to see the Intervention #1 psychoeducational pop-ups. The investigators will work with RallyPoint collaborators who will only display the distress flags to participants in the intervention group. RallyPoint users will not see flags appear on their own concerning posts, if they make any. The intervention will last up to six months (i.e., flags will be visible on concerning posts made over a six month period).

Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention

Half of RallyPoint's active users will comprise the control group. The control group will not be shown the intervention flags and will see posts displayed as usual.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Peer support intervention

2019

N/A

~120

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Harvard UniversityLead Sponsor

230 Previous Clinical Trials

434,625 Total Patients Enrolled

7 Trials studying Suicide

41,950 Patients Enrolled for Suicide

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

How many individuals are currently involved in this medical research?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov affirms that the trial, first published on November 20th of 2023, is actively soliciting participants. 40 000 individuals from a single medical centre are required for this experiment to be concluded successfully."

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Are investigators actively seeking out participants for this experiment?

"Affirmative. Examining the data on clinicaltrials.gov, one can observe that this medical trial is currently looking for participants. It was first uploaded to the platform on November 20th, 2023 and has been modified since then on November 30th of the same year. This study requires 40 thousand people from a single site in order to be completed."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Brief Interventions on Social Media to Reduce Suicide Risk (Intervention 1)

Matthew Nock 2023. "Brief Interventions on Social Media to Reduce Suicide Risk (Intervention 1)". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06114875.