Can a simple text message improve youth mental health care?
NCT ID NCT07300930
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing a new text-message system called SMART-Wrap that helps care teams check in regularly with youth who have serious emotional disorders and their families. The system sends short surveys by text to see how things are going, and the care team can use that information to adjust support. The study will enroll 216 participants to see if the system is easy to use and helpful for improving care coordination.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SMART-Wrap (a text-message-based measurement and feedback system)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple, low-cost way for care teams to track how youth and families are doing, potentially improving the quality of mental health services.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study focused on feasibility and usability, not on proving the system directly improves health outcomes. The results may not apply to all settings or populations.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 216 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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8 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Families * be youth with SED aged 8-17 or caregivers of youth with SED age 8-17 * have access to a mobile device * be English or Spanish speaking Exclusion Criteria: Families * To reduce heterogeneity and increase interpretability however, youth (approximately 10%) in foster care served by Wraparound provider organizations will be excluded. Inclusion Criteria: Care Teams * must agree to use SMART-Wrap over an 8-month period to participate * must include supervisors and care coordinators
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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3C Institute
Durham, North Carolina, 27713, United States
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