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Suicidal Ideation: early-phase trial registry

52 of 85 indexed Suicidal Ideation trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #165 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

85 US clinical trials · 52 currently recruiting · #165 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Suicidal Ideation: 85 US clinical trials tracked, 52 recruiting.

Suicidal Ideation is the subject of 85 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 52 of them currently open to new participants. 1 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 4 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Ohio State University, running 8 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition suicidal-ideation

OPEN 52 | RECR 61% | LATE 1 | EARLY 4 | RANK #165 | SPON 8

Nearest open-share peer: Breast Cancer Metastatic (61% recruiting · 18 trials)

Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarci65.9%Suicidal Ideation (this)61%Anatomic Stage III Breast Ca56.5%Anxiety Disorders49.4%Cataract23.5%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Suicidal Ideation

Suicidal Ideation lists 52 open slots (61% of 85 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Suicidal Ideation on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Suicidal Ideation is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    52 of 85 indexed trials (61.2%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Suicidal Ideation trials is spread across many organizations.

    Ohio State University accounts for 8 of 85 trials (9.4%). 54 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Suicidal Ideation enrolment sits around 100 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 100 among the 85 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 42 of those (49.4%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Suicidal Ideation research is mostly interventional.

    82 interventional and 3 observational studies make up this index (96.5% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 12Phase 22Phase 41

Open and recent trials

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RECRUITING NA 25 participants

Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation for Adolescent and Young Adult Depression With Elevated Suicide Risk

University of California, Davis

NCT07025720

RECRUITING NA 10 participants

Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Novel Personalized Mobile Intervention for Suicide - Open Trial (2)

Butler Hospital

NCT05180344

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 1,200 participants

Transforming Adolescent Mental Health Through Accessible, Scalable, Technology-supported Small-group Instruction

University of Oregon

NCT05860257

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 711 participants

Caring Contacts: A Strength-based, Suicide Prevention Trial in 4 Native Communities

Washington State University

NCT02825771

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 300 participants

Adaptive Intervention for Adolescents Following Inpatient Psychiatric Care

University of Michigan

NCT05282225

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 141 participants

The Group Risk Reduction Intervention Therapy (GRRIT) Project

University of North Carolina, Charlotte

NCT05401838

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 109 participants

Improving Care, Accelerating Recovery and Education

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

NCT06233747

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 90 participants

Digital Mental Health Intervention for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Young Adults

Northwestern University

NCT05325944

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 60 participants

Evaluation of a Brief, Scalable Module to Mitigate Suicidal Ideation Among Youth

Florida International University

NCT06586645

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 60 participants

Social Prescribing and Relationship Cognitive Strategies (SPARCS)

University of Michigan

NCT06656975

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 10 participants

Open Pilot Trial Evaluating an Avatar-Guided Intervention for Emerging Adults With Alcohol Use Problems and Suicide Risk

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

NCT06595862

COMPLETED NA 864 participants

Digital Narrative Bibliotherapy as a Scalable Intervention for Suicidal Thoughts

Harvard University

NCT05351645

COMPLETED NA 455 participants

Peer Mentorship to Reduce Suicide Attempts Among High-Risk Adults

University of Michigan

NCT03373916

COMPLETED 249 participants

Observational Study to Compare Outcomes of Different Psychiatric Treatment of Suicidal Adolescents

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

NCT04625686

COMPLETED NA 200 participants

Now Matters Now: An Online Suicide Prevention Program

Kaiser Permanente

NCT01924936

COMPLETED NA 195 participants

Reconnecting: Improving Interoception to Reduce Suicidal Ideation in the Military

Miami University

NCT04103385

COMPLETED NA 157 participants

Improving Treatment Outcomes for Suicidal Veterans With PTSD

Ohio State University

NCT04690582

COMPLETED NA 120 participants

TMS for Suicidal Crisis in Active Duty SMs

Eisenhower Army Medical Center

NCT03014362

COMPLETED NA 93 participants

Men and Providers Preventing Suicide (MAPS)

University of California, Davis

NCT02986113

COMPLETED 80 participants

Biomarkers as Predictors of Suicidal Risk in Adolescents

The Cleveland Clinic

NCT03014518

COMPLETED NA 79 participants

Peer Mentorship to Reduce Suicide Risk Following Psychiatric Hospitalization

University of Michigan

NCT02365116

COMPLETED NA 75 participants

Assessing the Effectiveness of Self- and Clinician-administered Crisis Response Planning for Suicide Risk

Ohio State University

NCT04903431

COMPLETED NA 75 participants

Assessing the Utility of MMPI-2-RF-EX in Detecting Simulated Underreporting of Current Suicide Risk in Military Veterans

Ohio State University

NCT04896151

COMPLETED NA 65 participants

Reducing Suicide Risk in Adolescents and Young Adults Via a Psychobehavioral Intervention to Regularize Daily Rhythms

Yale University

NCT05317481

COMPLETED NA 59 participants

Safety Planning in Juvenile Justice for Suicidal Youth

Brown University

NCT03655470

COMPLETED NA 54 participants

Adjunctive Brief Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia (BBTI) for Sleep Intervention (SI)

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT02248675

COMPLETED NA 54 participants

Culture and Well-Being for Latinos

University of Rochester

NCT05244733

COMPLETED NA 47 participants

Text2Connect, Component 2 of iCHART (Integrated Care to Help At-Risk Teens)

University of Pittsburgh

NCT03982043

COMPLETED NA 47 participants

A Trauma-Informed Approach for Positive Youth Development for Montana Students

Montana State University

NCT04664855

COMPLETED NA 44 participants

Pilot Test of a Cultural Intervention to Enhance Alaska Native Students' Behavioral Health

University of Alaska Anchorage

NCT04561544

COMPLETED NA 40 participants

Pilot RCT of a Video-based Intervention for Suicide Prevention

Butler Hospital

NCT05127330

COMPLETED NA 37 participants

The Acceptability and Feasibility of an ED-based, Peer-delivered, Suicide Safety Planning Intervention

University of Arkansas

NCT04068142

COMPLETED Phase 4 15 participants

Paroxetine/Bupropion in Depression With Suicide Attempt or Thoughts: fMRI Study

New York State Psychiatric Institute

NCT01748955

COMPLETED NA 11 participants

Development and Feasibility Testing of a Suicide Prevention Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

University of Pittsburgh

NCT05724784

COMPLETED NA 10 participants

Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Novel Personalized Mobile Intervention for Suicide - Open Trial

Butler Hospital

NCT05180331

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 2
Phase 2 2
Phase 4 1

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Suicidal Ideation records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Peer mentorship Behavioral
2 trials
Safety Planning Behavioral
2 trials
Flourish Behavioral
2 trials
Mobile Application to Prevent Suicide (MAPS) Behavioral
2 trials
Improving Care, Accelerating Recovery & Education (ICARE) Behavioral
2 trials
Peer Support Services Recovery Behavioral
2 trials
Enhanced Usual Care Other
2 trials
Treatment as Usual Behavioral
2 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Suicidal Ideation trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

Ohio 17 trials
New York 12 trials
Washington 7 trials
Texas 6 trials
California 6 trials
Pennsylvania 5 trials
Michigan 5 trials
Massachusetts 5 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Suicidal Ideation page

85 registered trials, 52 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Suicidal Ideation condition card totals 85 registered trials; most-linked intervention Peer mentorship; top US site state Ohio. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.