NCT07333014Not yet recruiting
Adapted Visual Safety Plan for Autistic Youth (VSP-AY) to Address Self-harm, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicide Behaviors
Adapted Visual Safety Plan for Autistic Youth (VSP-AY) to Address Self-harm, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicide Behaviors: : A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 12 Jan 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This pilot randomized controlled trial will recruit 90 autistic adolescents aged 13-18 years with recent suicidal thoughts or behaviors from Geha Mental Health Center in Israel. Participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either (1) the intervention group receiving the Visual Safety Plan for Autistic Youth (VSP-AY) plus standard care, or (2) the control group receiving treatment as usual without VSP-AY. Mental health professionals delivering VSP-AY will complete a 6-hour training with ongoing supervision throughout the study. Outcomes will be assessed at three timepoints: baseline (T0), immediately post-intervention (T1), and one-month follow-up (T2). The study will evaluate feasibility through recruitment and completion rates, acceptability through satisfaction questionnaires and qualitative interviews, and preliminary effectiveness through standardized measures of suicidal ideation (Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale), non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI-AT), and depression (Children's Depression Inventory).
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 90 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 17 Dec 2025
- Start date
- Jul 2026
- Primary completion date
- Jul 2029
- Lead sponsor
- College of Management Academic Studies
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT07333014
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 90
- From Jul 2026 to the primary completion date, Jul 2029
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- Immediate suicide risk requiring inpatient hospitalization
- Active psychotic symptoms that prevent meaningful engagement
- Active manic symptoms that prevent meaningful engagement
- Insufficient Hebrew language proficiency to engage with study materials
- Lack of family support, as documented by social services
- Current participation in conflicting intervention studies
Who the study is looking for
- Aged 13-18 years
- Formal diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder
- Experienced suicidal ideation or behavior within the past six months
- Able to engage in the study intellectually, either verbally or in writing
- Not at imminent risk of suicide requiring immediate hospitalization
- Have adequate family support
- Able to attend appointments at Geha Mental Health Center
- Parent or legal guardian willing to provide informed consent
- Adolescent willing to provide assent
Age in the registry: 13 years to 18 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geha Mental Health Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Petah Tikva | Israel | Unknown status |
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