An interventional study of Caring Contacts Text Messages in Suicide Prevention, sponsored by Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 12 Years to 17 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-21.
Sponsored by Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
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.
186 studies on the registry are indexed under Suicide Prevention; 92 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 56 is below the median of 140 across 167 interventional studies indexed under Suicide Prevention.
Browse Suicide Prevention studies →Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is the lead sponsor of 180 studies on the registry; 28 are open to participants now.
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Exclusion Criteria:
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.
In addition to Treatment as Usual, participants will receive Caring Contacts, consisting of brief, hopeful, supportive text messages.
Other: Caring Contacts Text Messages
Caring Contacts are brief, hopeful, supportive text messages.
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Self-Report Recent
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.
Time frame: Baseline, 1 Month, 3 Months, 6 Months, 12 Months
Plan to share: Yes — Data will be shared through the NIMH Data Archive
Time frame: Data will be made available 1 year after completion of the study
Access criteria: Approval by NIMH Data Archive
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