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Parent Intervention for Psychiatrically-Hospitalized Youth
Led by Stanford University · Updated on 2026-04-29
40
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
161 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of the present study is to conduct a pilot randomized clinical trial (RCT) of a parent coaching intervention for parents of youth hospitalized for suicidal ideation, suicide attempt(s), or non-suicidal self-injury. Parents will receive either the parent coaching intervention (which includes safety planning and behavioral parenting skills training with a clinician and assistance with linkage to follow-up care by a case manager) or treatment as usual (TAU) for the inpatient unit. The long-term goal of the research is to determine if augmenting standard inpatient treatment with additional parenting intervention improves youth treatment response on suicide-related outcomes (i.e., suicidal ideation, non-suicidal self-injury, and suicide attempts). The goal of this pilot RCT is to collect preliminary data needed for a larger RCT, including feasibility, acceptability, safety, tolerability, engagement of the presumed mechanism of change (changes in parent emotions and behaviors), and signal detection of any changes in youth suicide-related outcomes.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Parent Intervention for Psychiatrically-Hospitalized Youth
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Youth is currently hospitalized on the Stanford unit at Mills Peninsula Medical Center, on the Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatry Unit, for suicidal ideation and/or a suicide attempt
- Youth is between the ages of 12-18 (18 year-old youth must still be in high school and living at home with parents for the duration of the study)
- At least one parent or guardian is willing to participate in the study intervention
- Youth and parent speak English well enough to complete study treatment and assessments in English
You will not qualify if you...
- Youth or parent has a psychiatric or medical condition that would interfere with their ability to participate in study assessments and/or treatment (such as acute psychosis, neurological impairment, or malnutrition due to anorexia)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Michele Berk
Stanford, California, United States, 94305
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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