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NCT01982773 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Virtual Hope Box - Effectiveness of a Smartphone App for Coping With Suicidal Ideation

A NA study, sponsored by National Center for Telehealth and Technology.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
118
Enrollment target

NCT01982773: Completed NA study, sponsored by National Center for Telehealth and Technology.

NCT01982773 is a NA study that has completed, run by National Center for Telehealth and Technology. The registered enrollment target is 118 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (92% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01982773, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by National Center for Telehealth and Technology.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
118 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

A hope box or self soothing kit is a therapeutic tool employed by clinicians with patients expressing suicidal ideation, significant distress, or otherwise at risk of suicidal or non-suicidal self harm. A "Virtual Hope Box" (VHB) takes the common hope box practice and uses smartphone features to enhance the experience. The rich multimedia features on a smartphone allow more varied options. Furthermore, these devices are already a common repository for user-generated and user-preferred media, which will allow for a highly personalized VHB that is highly portable and always available to a user in distress. We hypothesize that: 1. Patients in the (VHB) intervention condition will demonstrate pre-post reductions in 1) severity of suicidal ideation 2) ability to cope with stressors and 3) increases in perceived reasons for living 2. Patients in the intervention condition will demonstrate greater pre-post reductions in symptoms of suicidal ideation, ability to cope with stressors, and perceived reasons for living compared to patients in the (ETAU) control condition. 3. Patients and clinicians will find VHB to be beneficial and its use readily integrated into practice.

Primary Outcome

measures self-report severity of suicidal ideation during the past week using 21 items. Three factors are assessed: desire for death, preparation for suicide and actual suicide desire. This measure assess an individual's thoughts, attitudes and intentions regarding suicide. Scores could range from 0 - 48. The higher the score indicated the greater risk for suicidal ideation.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Enhanced Treatment as Usual
  • BEHAVIORAL Virtual Hope Box Smartphone App

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 118 participants
Start Date 2014-03
Est. Completion 2016-04
Phase NA

What the finished NCT01982773 record still lists

NCT01982773 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 118 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (92% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Enhanced Treatment as Usual is the first listed.

NCT01982773 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01982773 about?

NCT01982773 is a clinical study titled "Virtual Hope Box - Effectiveness of a Smartphone App for Coping With Suicidal Ideation". A hope box or self soothing kit is a therapeutic tool employed by clinicians with patients expressing suicidal ideation, significant distress, or otherwise at risk of suicidal or non-suicidal self harm. A "Virtual Hope Box" (VHB) takes the common hope box practice and uses smartphone features to enh...

What is the current status of trial NCT01982773?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 118 participants. The study started on 2014-03. Estimated completion is 2016-04.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01982773?

The interventions under investigation include: Enhanced Treatment as Usual (BEHAVIORAL), Virtual Hope Box Smartphone App (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01982773?

This trial is sponsored by National Center for Telehealth and Technology, which has 5 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01982773's enrollment target sits among peer trials

118 803rd of 2000 higher than 1,194 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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