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Teen Recovery Through Inspiration, Support, and Empowerment

NCT07170657 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2026-01-30

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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

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joseph Guillory, M.D. · University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-05
Primary Completion
2026-11-30
Completion
2026-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT07170657 on ClinicalTrials.gov