Nudging Parental Actions for Youth Suicide Prevention

Part of paid clinical trials in Dallas, Texas.

Sponsor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Study ID
NCT07383714
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Suicide
  • Suicide Attempt

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
13 Years - 17 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Text-messaging for safety reminders — OTHER
    The intervention consists of thrice-weekly, behaviorally informed text messages delivered to parents over six weeks period.
  • Text-messaging with safety reminders and risk framing — OTHER
    Thrice-weekly messages incorporating safety precautions and evidence-based suicide risk statistics to recalibrate parental risk perception.

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 15, 2026
Status verified
Jun 2026
Primary completion
Jun 15, 2027
Completion
Aug 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
129 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • No Intervention: Control Arm
    Treatment as usual (ED-based lethal means counseling)
  • Active Comparator: Direct Nudge
    Thrice-weekly direct text messages encouraging Lethal Mean Restriction practices.
  • Experimental: Risk-Framing Nudge Arm
    Thrice-weekly direct text messages encouraging Lethal Mean Restriction practices and suicide risk statistics to recalibrate parental risk perception

Primary Outcome Measure

Parent-reported adherence to lethal means restriction (LMR) [ Time Frame: Baseline to 6 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIP
Children's Medical CenterDallasTexas75287

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