Actively Recruiting
Supporting Caregivers Following Mental Health Emergency Department Visits
Led by Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago · Updated on 2026-02-13
75
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
31 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
A
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Lead Sponsor
H
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The investigators plan to conduct a pilot hybrid effectiveness-implementation type 1 randomized controlled trial comparing 3 arms of varying follow-up intervention. Caregivers of youth ages 10-17 who present to the Lurie Children's Hospital ED with suicidal thoughts or behaviors (STBs) and are discharged with a safety plan will be included in the current study. Families will be randomized to receive either 1) treatment as usual, 2) follow-up phone calls, or 3) automatic electronic medical record (EMR) MyChart messages
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Supporting Caregivers Following Mental Health Emergency Department Visits
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Parent or guardian of a youth aged 10 to 17 years
- Youth received a psychiatric evaluation in the emergency department for suicidal thoughts or behaviors
- Youth is being discharged from the emergency department with a safety plan
You will not qualify if you...
- Youth is in state custody
- Parent or guardian is not proficient in English or Spanish
- Youth is being admitted or transferred for medical or psychiatric hospital admission
- Parent or guardian is not willing to enroll in MyChart through the electronic medical record
- Only one caregiver per patient is enrolled; different caregivers for the same patient will not be enrolled
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60640
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Amanda Burnside, PhD
CONTACT
D
Danielle Cory, MENG
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
3
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