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NCT Number: NCT05058664

Developing Text-based Support for Parents of Adolescents After an Emergency Department Visit

The researchers seek to develop a text message intervention for caregivers of adolescents at elevated suicide risk following discharge from emergency department (ED) care.

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Key information

Conditions

Suicide Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Disease Attributes Emergencies Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Self-Injurious Behavior

Age range

13 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

About this study

Participants in the trial included 120 youth-parent dyads (120 youths and 120 parents). As the ultimate focus of the intervention is on improving youth outcomes, participant-related descriptives are provided for youth participants, except where noted specifically to be parent-related data.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Parent eligibility:

Inclusion criteria

  • Parent of eligible teen

Exclusion criteria

  • Not owning a cell phone with text messaging capability.

Teen eligibility:

Inclusion criteria

  • Recent suicidal ideation (within last 2 weeks) and/or suicide attempt within the last month.

Exclusion criteria

  • Youth with severe cognitive impairment or altered mental status (e.g., psychosis, manic state)
  • Youth with severe aggression/agitation
  • No availability of a legal guardian

Treatment and study plan

A-F texting component

Behavioral

Over the course of the 6-week intervention parents in the A-F condition will receive 1 message each day.

P-F texting component

Behavioral

Over the course of the 6 week intervention, parents will receive between 1-2 messages, depending on randomization (in addition to A-F component messages)

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Eligible Youth-Parent Dyads Who Agree to Participate in the Study,

    Time frame: At the time of youth Emergency Department visit

    Data represent participant dyads who were eligible and approached about study participation, and who agreed to take part in the study.

  2. Participant Dyads Who Completed Follow-up Assessments

    Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

    Data was used to determine retention rate among the participant dyads. We report on follow up completion for both adolescent and caregiver members of the dyad.

  3. Percentage of Participants Randomized to the Intervention Who Remained Active (Texting Arms Only)

    Time frame: Up to 6 weeks

    Results represent parent participants who did not request stopping the intervention (i.e., did not request to stop receiving messages).

  4. Participating Parents' Satisfaction With the Intervention (Texting Arms Only)

    Time frame: Up to 6 weeks

    Measured using the Modified Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ), which was a 2-question survey. Each question had a range of 1-4. Adult participants were asked to rate both their overall satisfaction (1 meaning not satisfied to 4 meaning highly satisfied), and the likelihood that they would recommend their particular assigned intervention to a friend (1 meaning highly unlikely to 4 meaning highly likely).

  5. Number of and Reasons for Active Withdrawals

    Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

    Parent participant request to withdraw from the study. Study intention was to collect the number of and reasons for withdrawals, but the sole withdrawal did not provide a reason.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Michigan

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Registry information

Official study title

Developing Text-based Support for Parents of Suicidal Adolescents After Emergency Department Visits: A Multi-component Intervention Pilot

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Sep 28, 2021
Registry last updated
May 16, 2024

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