Text-messaging Intervention to Support Parents After Their Child's Psychiatric Emergency

Part of paid clinical trials in Nashville, Tennessee.

Sponsor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Study ID
NCT06456762
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Mental Health Literacy
  • Parents
  • Psychiatric Emergency
  • Self Efficacy

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • iPEACE: Intervention for Parent Education about Care after the ED — BEHAVIORAL
    Automated texting intervention for parents to increase engagement in their child's outpatient mental health treatment over an 8-week period.
  • Text Messaging Reminders Only — BEHAVIORAL
    Weekly automated text reminders to instruct parents to make an appointment with their child's outpatient mental health provider over an 8-week period.

Study Details

This grant aims to develop and test a text-messaging intervention for parents of children and teens evaluated in the emergency department for a psychiatric emergency and discharged home with outpatient referrals. The intervention for parents will teach parents skills to navigate the mental health services system and build their self-efficacy in managing their child's mental health. This research has the potential to improve services for families seeking emergency psychiatric support, with the goal of facilitating treatment engagement and reducing emergency services utilization using scalable, cost-effective, accessible tools.

Key Dates

Start date
Aug 1, 2024
Status verified
Nov 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2026
Completion
Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
90 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Active Comparator: iPEACE: Intervention for Parent Education About Care after the ED
    Parents in the iPEACE condition will receive an 8-week text-messaging intervention to build skills in mental health literacy and self-efficacy. Texts will be delivered several days per week over an 8-week period. The intervention is fully automated.
  • Active Comparator: Text Reminders Only
    Parents in the text-reminders only condition will receive weekly reminders to make an outpatient therapy appointment for their child. Texts will be fully automated, and will be delivered once a week for 8-weeks.
  • No Intervention: Treatment as Usual
    Parents in the TAU condition will receive typical treatment in the emergency department, including outpatient referrals and safety planning if needed prior to discharge.

Primary Outcome Measure

Child and Adolescent Services Assessment: Outpatient Mental Health Service Utilization [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashvilleTennessee37212
Margaret Benningfield, MD
[email protected]
615-612-8324
Neil Charturvedi
[email protected]
6159339731
Margaret Benningfield, MD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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