Actively Recruiting
Text-messaging Intervention to Support Parents After Their Child's Psychiatric Emergency
Led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Updated on 2025-11-10
90
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
126 weeks
Total Duration
On this page
Sponsors
V
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This grant aims to develop and test a text-messaging intervention for parents of children and teens evaluated in the emergency department for a psychiatric emergency and discharged home with outpatient referrals. The intervention for parents will teach parents skills to navigate the mental health services system and build their self-efficacy in managing their child's mental health. This research has the potential to improve services for families seeking emergency psychiatric support, with the goal of facilitating treatment engagement and reducing emergency services utilization using scalable, cost-effective, accessible tools.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Text-messaging Intervention to Support Parents After Their Child's Psychiatric Emergency
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Parents or legal guardians of a child ages 11-17
- Parents or legal guardians must live with their child 50% of the time
- Child must be admitted to the pediatric emergency department for a mental health crisis
- Child must be discharged home from the emergency department with referrals to outpatient care
You will not qualify if you...
- Do not have daily access to a mobile phone that can receive SMS text messages
- Do not speak and read fluently in English
AI-Screening
AI-Powered Screening
Complete this quick 3-step screening to check your eligibility
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37212
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Margaret Benningfield, MD
CONTACT
N
Neil Chaturvedi
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
3
Not the Right Trial for You?
Explore thousands of other clinical trials that might be a better match.
Sign up to get personalized trial recommendations delivered to your inbox.
Already have an account? Log in here