NCT06660199NARecruiting

Text-based Support for Parents of Adolescents Following an Emergency Department Visits

University of Michigan

Start Date

12/1/2025

Completion Date

7/1/2028

Summary

The goal of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an adaptive text-based intervention for parents of adolescents seeking emergency department services for suicide risk concerns.

Detailed Description

Participants will be 420 adolescents (ages 13-17) seen in ED with recent suicidal ideation and/or attempt and their parents recruited from two health system EDs in the Midwest.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 13 years to No maximum

Inclusion Criteria: * Adolescent (13-17 years old) who present to Emergency Department (ED) due to (1) last-week suicidal ideation and/or (2) last-month suicide attempt, and their caregiver. Exclusion Criteria: Adolescents who are: * medically unstable * presenting with severe cognitive impairment, altered mental status, severe aggression/agitation * presenting without a legal guardian * whose parent does not own a cell phone

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Text-based intervention

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Conditions

Suicide

Locations

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109

United States

Hurley Medical Center

Flint, Michigan 48503

United States