Texts to parents may prevent teen suicide after ER visit
NCT ID NCT07383714
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether text messages can help parents lock up guns and medications after their teen's suicide-related emergency room visit. About 129 teens aged 12-17 and their parents will be followed for 12 weeks. The goal is to see if simple reminders can reduce access to dangerous items and prevent future suicide attempts.
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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 129 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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13 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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
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Locations
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Children's Medical Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75287, United States
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