Implementation of a Caregiver-Report Suicide-Risk Screener in Children Under Age 8 in a Behavioral Health Center

NCT07350161 | Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: 202501012UL1TR002345
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 12
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This project addresses the pressing need for tools to identify suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children aged 4-7. Although young children can experience STBs, current screening tools and guidelines often overlook this age group, partly due to challenges in directly assessing young children. The investigators developed a promising caregiver-report screener that identified at-risk children. This study will evaluate the screener's feasibility and effectiveness in clinical settings, gather feedback from clinicians and caregivers, and refine the screening process. The goal is to facilitate early intervention, improving mental health care and outcomes for young children.

Conditions

Information Dissemination

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Clinician report of SITB screen acceptability

  Interview data from clinicians will be qualitatively analyzed to identify patterns in feedback related to acceptability of the screen.

  From time of intervention until the follow-up interviews 3-4 months later.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Clinician report of hesitancies regarding use of SITB screen

  From time of intervention until the follow-up interviews 3-4 months later.

• Clinicians' incorporation of SITB Screen in Child Treatment Plans

  From time of intervention until the follow-up interviews 3-4 months later.

Study Arms (2)

information group

EXPERIMENTAL

receives additional information about childhood SITBs

Other: SITB information

no information group

NO INTERVENTION

does not receive additional information about childhood SITBs

Interventions

SITB information OTHER

childhood SITB information

information group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• licensed mental health clinician (e.g., LPC, LMSW, LCSW, MD) in the Hermann Center
• provides care to children 4-7 years of age
• provides care through the Early Child Intervention, Early Psychiatric Care, or Trauma Response program
• must be currently seeing and/or accepting new patients

You may not qualify if:

• none

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Washington University School of Medicine: lead
• National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

RECRUITING

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 13, 2026
• First Posted: January 20, 2026
• Study Start: December 26, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2026
• Last Updated: January 20, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)