Recruiting

Online Recovery Education

Sponsor:

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Code:

NCT07170657

Conditions

Suicidal Ideation

Suicide Attempt

Anxiety

Depression Disorders

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 15 - 18

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Peer Support Services Recovery

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this pilot study is to test the effectiveness of a novel intervention for teenagers (ages 15-18) with mental health conditions who have been released from an acute care psychiatric facility. The intervention aims to reduce suicidality, depression, anxiety, re-hospitalization, and to improve mental health recovery by using an online recovery education and support program.

The current standard of care (SOC) for these patients at discharge includes a discharge plan with a list of their medication(s), anticipated outpatient appointment(s), and corresponding information on when and where to find community resources.

The intervention being tested involves the implementation of an online recovery education and support (RES) program, involving one-on-one and small group meetings led by trained teen peers (TPs) and peer support specialists (PSS).

Participants will be assigned to either Cohort A or B for 8 weeks.

Cohort A will be the intervention group with online access to an RES, TP, and PSS.

  • Week 1-4: One-on-one meetings with PSS and TP for education and support. Assessments will be completed at week 2 and 4.
  • Week 5 and 7: one-one meetings with PSS and TP for education and support.
  • Week 6 and 8: small group meetings with PSS, TP, and other participants. Assessments will be completed during Weeks 6 and 8.

Cohort B will be the SOC group with no PSS, TP, or RES.

  • Weeks 1-4: Weekly check in phone calls with a member of the research team. Assessments will be completed at Weeks 2 and 4.
  • Weeks 5-8: Check in phone calls with a member of the research team every other week. Assessments will be completed at weeks 6 and8.

Data collected from participant assessments, adherence to medication, and re-admittance to a psychiatric facility will be used to compare the intervention to the SOC.

Conditions

Suicidal Ideation

Suicide Attempt

Anxiety

Depression Disorders

Study ID

NCT07170657

Start date

Nov 5, 2025

Status verified date

Jan, 2026

Completion date

Nov, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Nov, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 15 - 18

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Chief complaint of suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, depression, and/or anxiety
  • recently discharged from inpatient care or from emergency department
  • men and women ages 15-18 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

\- primary diagnosis of: substance use disorder, schizophrenia spectrum, intellectual development disorder, autism spectrum disorder (level II or III)

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Cohort A: Intervention Group with PSS, TP, and RES

Virtual one on one meetings peer support specialist (PSS), trained peer (TP) using recovery education and support program (RES). Group meetings with PSS, TP, and other participants. Qualitative and quantitative assessments.

no intervention: Cohort B: Standard of Care

Scheduled telephone call visit with a member of the research team. Qualitative and quantitative assessments.

Interventions

Peer Support Services Recovery

A program of mental health recovery through one-on-one and small group meetings with a PSS and TP using RES for individuals recently discharged from an acute care psychiatric facility.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in Suicidal Ideation as measured by C-SSRS at 2 weeks from baseline [ Time Frame: Baseline, 2 weeks ]
  • Change in Suicidal Ideation as measured by C-SSRS at 4 weeks from baseline [ Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks ]
  • Change in Suicidal Ideation as measured by C-SSRS at 6 weeks from baseline [ Time Frame: Baseline, 6 weeks ]
  • Change in Suicidal Ideation as measured by C-SSRS at 8 weeks from baseline [ Time Frame: Baseline, 8 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Cameron M Pham

214-648-4885cameron.pham@utsouthwestern.edu

Locations

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Recruiting

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390

More Information

Sponsor

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Last update posted

Jan 30, 2026

Last verified

Jan, 2026

Keywords

  • Peer Support Specialist (PSS)
  • Recovery Education and Support (RES) Program
  • Teenage
  • High School Teen
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Mental Health Recovery
  • Online
  • Virtual

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center on 2026-01-30.