Nudging Parental Actions for Youth Suicide Prevention
129 participantsStarted 2026-05-20
Plain-language summary
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.
Who can participate
Age range13 Years – 17 Years
SexALL
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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
What they're measuring
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Parent-reported adherence to lethal means restriction (LMR)
Timeframe: Baseline to 6 weeks
Trial details
NCT IDNCT07383714
SponsorUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center