Text reminders to help parents keep teens safe after a suicide-related ED visit

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Parents of 12- to 17-year-olds who present to the emergency department for suicide-related issues are enrolled and randomized to three groups: usual care, standard safety reminder texts, or safety texts with risk-framing messages. Over 12 weeks, researchers assess parental adherence to safety recommendations, and track repeated emergency visits or suicide attempts by the teen, using surveys at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks. The intervention aims to determine if behaviorally informed text messaging can improve home safety for at-risk youths. The study is conducted at Children’s Medical Center Dallas with UT Southwestern as the lead sponsor and the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium as a collaborator.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Guardian must be able and willing to provide informed consent, and the participant must be able and willing to provide assent.
* Parent and adolescent willingness and ability to participate in study procedures and complete assessments at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks.
* Presentation to the ED for a suicide-related emergency, defined as suicidal ideation within the last 2 weeks or a suicide attempt within the past month.
* Adolescents aged 12-17 years during the consent.
* Access to a mobile phone with text messaging capability for the parent/legal guardian.
* Ability to communicate in English.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Absence of a legal guardian capable of providing consent.
* Parents/legal guardians without access to a mobile phone with texting capability.
* Inability to communicate in English.
* Adolescents in state custody or under legal restrictions that prevent study participation.
* Adolescents involved in the justice system in a manner that would interfere with study participation.
* Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder or intellectual development disorder needing substantial or very substantial support

Where it's running

• Children's Medical Center
  Dallas, Texas, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Emine Rabia Ayvaci, MD — University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• Study coordinator: Matthew Nguyen
• Email: matthew.nguyen@UTSouthwestern.edu
• Phone: 469-509-2493

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.