Nudging Parental Actions for Youth Suicide Prevention
Recruiting
Nudging Parental Action With A Randomized Controlled Trial of Text Messaging Intervention for Suicide Prevention
Who can join
Ages 13 to 17 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
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
About the study
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.
What is being tested
- Text-messaging for safety reminders (other)
- Text-messaging with safety reminders and risk framing (other)
Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · Participants: 129 · Started: Jun 10, 2026
Contact the study team
- Matthew Nguyen · Phone: 469-509-2493
- Amy Conger · Phone: 214-4562705
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07383714
Locations in the U.S.
| Texas | Children's Medical Center, Dallas |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.