Nudging Parental Actions for Youth Suicide Prevention

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Conditions studied: Suicide, Suicide Attempt

In brief

The goal of the study is to determine effectiveness of a behaviorally informed text messaging intervention to help parents increase safety practices and reduce their teens' access to lethal means following a suicide-related emergency department visit.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07383714

Run by

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

People needed

129

Starts

2026-06-15

Expected to finish

2027-08-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-03

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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.

You may not qualify if…

• 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 is running

• Children's Medical Center — Dallas, Texas, United States (enrolling)

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