Suicide Prevention
Conditions
Keywords
Adolescent, Text Messaging
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
OTHERCaring Contacts Text Messages
Caring Contacts are brief, hopeful, supportive text messages.
Sponsors
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Randomized controlled trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 12 to \<18 years of age * Present to the emergency department with suicidal thoughts or behaviors as indicated by the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) * Have a cell phone that can receive text messages * Proficient in English * Anticipated disposition of discharge from the emergency department
Exclusion criteria
* In care of the Department of Children and Family Services * Unable to participate meaningfully in assent, assessments, or the intervention, as determined by the treating clinician, including any of the following: acute or chronic cognitive impairment, acute psychosis, current severe agitation, current alcohol or drug intoxication
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Self-Report Recent | Baseline, 1 Month, 3 Months, 6 Months, 12 Months | The Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Self-Report Recent measures recent suicidal ideation and behavior on a scale of 0-5, with higher scores indicating greater severity. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTJennifer A. Hoffmann, MD, MS
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJennifer A. Hoffmann, MD, MS
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University
Outcome results
None listed