Caring Contacts Via Text Message for Suicidal Adolescents After Emergency Department Discharge

Part of paid clinical trials in Chicago, Illinois.

Sponsor
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Study ID
NCT07043764
Status
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Conditions

  • Suicide Prevention

Eligibility Criteria

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

Interventions

  • Caring Contacts Text Messages — OTHER
    Caring Contacts are brief, hopeful, supportive text messages.

Study Details

The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to learn if Caring Contacts (brief, hopeful, supportive text messages) can be delivered to adolescents with suicidal thoughts or behaviors after discharge from the emergency department, and to understand if adolescents find it acceptable to receive Caring Contacts. Researchers will also begin to explore how suicidal thoughts and behaviors change over time among participants who receive Caring Contacts along with treatment as usual, compared to participants who only receive treatment as usual. All participants will be invited to answer survey questions when they first enroll in the study and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after their emergency department visit. Some participants will receive Caring Contacts (brief, hopeful, supportive text messages) after their emergency department visit. Some participants will be invited to complete an interview about their experiences receiving Caring Contacts.

Key Dates

Start date
Dec 31, 2025
Status verified
Jun 2025
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2028
Completion
Aug 31, 2028

Study Design

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

Arms

  • No Intervention: Treatment as Usual
    Treatment as usual consists of a suicide risk assessment during the emergency department visit, determination of disposition, safety planning, provision of crisis resources, and coordination of follow-up mental health services if indicated.
  • Experimental: Caring Contacts
    In addition to Treatment as Usual, participants will receive Caring Contacts, consisting of brief, hopeful, supportive text messages.

Primary Outcome Measure

Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Self-Report Recent [ Time Frame: Baseline, 1 Month, 3 Months, 6 Months, 12 Months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoChicagoIllinois60611
Jennifer A. Hoffmann, MD, MS
[email protected]
312-227-4000

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