Suicidal IdeationCOHNCT07818863
Circles of Hope: Group Intervention for Adolescents With Suicidal Symptoms
A study testing Circles of Hope Group Psychotherapy in people with Suicidal Ideation, run by University of Haifa.
Trial summary
This pilot study examines the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a short-term group psychotherapy intervention for adolescents experiencing suicidal symptoms without immediate suicidal intent. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 12 to 18 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Suicidal Ideation
- What is being tested?
- Circles of Hope Group Psychotherapy
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 40 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Nov 2026to Jun 2028
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 12 to 18 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- Adolescents aged 12-18 years
- Presence of suicidal symptoms or suicidal ideation
- Ability to participate in a group psychotherapy intervention
- Ability to provide informed assent and parental consent
Who cannot join
- Immediate suicidal intent requiring urgent hospitalization or intensive intervention
- Acute psychotic symptoms or severe cognitive impairment interfering with group participation
- Clinical condition preventing participation in a group setting, as determined by clinical assessment
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: Circles of Hope: A Pilot Study Evaluating the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Outcomes of a Short-Term Group Psychotherapy Intervention for Adolescents With Suicidal Symptoms
This pilot study examines the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a short-term group psychotherapy intervention for adolescents experiencing suicidal symptoms without immediate suicidal intent. The intervention is implemented within a public child and adolescent mental health clinic and includes emotional processing, interpersonal work, psychoeducation, and parental involvement. The study will evaluate participant engagement, attendance, and preliminary changes in suicidal ideation and related emotional and interpersonal functioning. The goal of the study is to contribute to the development of safe, feasible, and accessible group-based interventions for adolescents at suicide risk within public mental health services.
Read the detailed description
Adolescent suicidality represents a major clinical and public mental health challenge, with increasing rates of suicidal ideation and related emotional distress among youth. Although evidence-based psychotherapies for suicidal adolescents exist, many are resource-intensive and primarily delivered in individual formats, limiting their accessibility within public mental health systems.
This study examines a short-term group psychotherapy intervention ("Circles of Hope") developed for adolescents experiencing suicidal symptoms without immediate suicidal intent. The intervention is designed for implementation within routine public mental health services and aims to provide an accessible and structured therapeutic response for adolescents at suicide risk.
The intervention includes emotional processing, interpersonal group work, psychoeducational components, ongoing risk monitoring, and parental involvement. Groups are conducted in a small-group format within a child and adolescent mental health clinic.
The primary aim of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention, including recruitment, retention, attendance, and participant engagement. Secondary aims include preliminary examination of changes in suicidal ideation and related emotional and interpersonal outcomes.
Participants will complete assessments at baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up. Findings from this study are intended to contribute to the development of safe, feasible, and accessible group-based interventions for adolescents with suicidal symptoms in public mental health settings.
- Conditions
- Suicidal Ideation
- Being tested
- Circles of Hope Group Psychotherapy
- Medical subject headings
- Suicidal Ideation
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Circles of Hope Group PsychotherapyBehavioural
A short-term group psychotherapy intervention for adolescents experiencing suicidal symptoms without immediate suicidal intent. The intervention includes emotional processing, interpersonal group work, psychoeducational components, ongoing risk monitoring, and parental involvement within a public child and adolescent mental health clinic.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Circles of Hope Group Intervention | Experimental | Participants will receive a short-term group psychotherapy intervention designed for adolescents experiencing suicidal symptoms without immediate suicidal intent. The intervention includes emotional processing, interpersonal group work, psychoeducational components, ongoing risk monitoring, and parental involvement within a public child and adolescent mental health clinic. Receives: Behavioral: Circles of Hope Group Psychotherapy |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Suicidal Ideation - Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ)
Suicidal ideation will be assessed using the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ), a self-report measure assessing the frequency and intensity of suicidal thoughts.
Measured: Baseline and immediately post-intervention (after completion of the 8-session intervention)
Suicidal Ideation - Scale for Suicide Ideation (SSI)
Suicidal ideation will be assessed using the Scale for Suicide Ideation (SSI), which assesses cognitive and motivational aspects of suicidal ideation, including planning, wish to die, and perceived ability to act.
Measured: Baseline and immediately post-intervention (after completion of the 8-session intervention)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Sep 2026
- Study startNov 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completionDec 2027 (estimated)
- Study completionJun 2028 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Suicidal IdeationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- Participants will receive a short-term group psychotherapy intervention delivered in small groups within a public child and adolescent mental health clinic. All participants will receive the same intervention, and outcomes will be assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Haifa
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07818863
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- COH-01-2026
- Acronym
- COH
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 26 May 2026
- Last updated
- 14 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 Sep 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Circles of Hope: A Pilot Study Evaluating the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Outcomes of a Short-Term Group Psychotherapy Intervention for Adolescents With Suicidal Symptoms
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07818863
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- COH / COH-01-2026
- Conditions
- Suicidal Ideation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of HaifaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Nov 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Dec 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Jun 2028 (estimated)
- First posted
- 14 Sep 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This pilot study examines the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a short-term group psychotherapy intervention for adolescents experiencing suicidal symptoms without immediate suicidal intent. The intervention is implemented within a public child and adolescent mental health clinic and includes emotional processing, interpersonal work, psychoeducation, and parental involvement. The study will evaluate participant engagement, attendance, and preliminary changes in suicidal ideation and related emotional and interpersonal functioning. The goal of the study is to contribute to the development of safe, feasible, and accessible group-based interventions for adolescents at suicide risk within public mental health services.
Detailed description
Adolescent suicidality represents a major clinical and public mental health challenge, with increasing rates of suicidal ideation and related emotional distress among youth. Although evidence-based psychotherapies for suicidal adolescents exist, many are resource-intensive and primarily delivered in individual formats, limiting their accessibility within public mental health systems.
This study examines a short-term group psychotherapy intervention ("Circles of Hope") developed for adolescents experiencing suicidal symptoms without immediate suicidal intent. The intervention is designed for implementation within routine public mental health services and aims to provide an accessible and structured therapeutic response for adolescents at suicide risk.
The intervention includes emotional processing, interpersonal group work, psychoeducational components, ongoing risk monitoring, and parental involvement. Groups are conducted in a small-group format within a child and adolescent mental health clinic.
The primary aim of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention, including recruitment, retention, attendance, and participant engagement. Secondary aims include preliminary examination of changes in suicidal ideation and related emotional and interpersonal outcomes.
Participants will complete assessments at baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up. Findings from this study are intended to contribute to the development of safe, feasible, and accessible group-based interventions for adolescents with suicidal symptoms in public mental health settings.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
- Model description
- Participants will receive a short-term group psychotherapy intervention delivered in small groups within a public child and adolescent mental health clinic. All participants will receive the same intervention, and outcomes will be assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Circles of Hope Group Intervention | Experimental | Behavioral: Circles of Hope Group PsychotherapyParticipants will receive a short-term group psychotherapy intervention designed for adolescents experiencing suicidal symptoms without immediate suicidal intent. The intervention includes emotional processing, interpersonal group work, psychoeducational components, ongoing risk monitoring, and parental involvement within a public child and adolescent mental health clinic. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 12 to 18 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Adolescents aged 12-18 years
- Presence of suicidal symptoms or suicidal ideation
- Ability to participate in a group psychotherapy intervention
- Ability to provide informed assent and parental consent
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Immediate suicidal intent requiring urgent hospitalization or intensive intervention
- Acute psychotic symptoms or severe cognitive impairment interfering with group participation
- Clinical condition preventing participation in a group setting, as determined by clinical assessment
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Circles of Hope Group PsychotherapyA short-term group psychotherapy intervention for adolescents experiencing suicidal symptoms without immediate suicidal intent. The intervention includes emotional processing, interpersonal group work, psychoeducational components, ongoing risk monitoring, and parental involvement within a public child and adolescent mental health clinic. | Behavioural | Circles of Hope Group Intervention |
Primary outcome
Suicidal Ideation - Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ)
Time frame: Baseline and immediately post-intervention (after completion of the 8-session intervention)
Suicidal ideation will be assessed using the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ), a self-report measure assessing the frequency and intensity of suicidal thoughts.
Suicidal Ideation - Scale for Suicide Ideation (SSI)
Time frame: Baseline and immediately post-intervention (after completion of the 8-session intervention)
Suicidal ideation will be assessed using the Scale for Suicide Ideation (SSI), which assesses cognitive and motivational aspects of suicidal ideation, including planning, wish to die, and perceived ability to act.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 14 Sep 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Circles of Hope Group Psychotherapy in people with Suicidal Ideation, run by University of Haifa.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Chen Mike, PhD Candidate (+972506555008, chenmik@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Suicidal Ideation - Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ) (time frame: Baseline and immediately post-intervention (after completion of the 8-session intervention)). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Sep 2026.