Texting parents could save teens after suicide scare

NCT ID NCT06660199

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Michigan Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether sending daily text messages to parents of teens who visited the ER for suicide risk can help prevent future suicide attempts and reduce parental stress. About 420 parent-teen pairs will take part, with parents receiving either supportive texts or standard care for six weeks. The goal is to see if this simple, low-cost approach can improve safety and well-being.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: text-based behavioral intervention
What this could lead to: If it works, this could provide a simple, low-cost way to support families and reduce suicide risk in teens after an emergency visit.
What could go wrong: This is a relatively early-stage study with 420 participants, and the intervention is just text messages—it may not be enough to prevent suicidal behavior. Results may not apply to all families.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 420 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Dec 2025

Expected to finish

Jul 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

13 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * 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

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Suicidal Ideation Suicide Suicide, Attempted

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Suicide

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The places running it

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Texting parents could save teens after suicide scare

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