A Pilot Study of a DBT-Informed Caregiver Risk Management Workshop

NCT07852429 — Not applicable, Not yet recruiting, 60 participants, University of California, San Francisco

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DBT-informed Caregiver Risk Management to Achieve a Zero-Suicide System: A Pilot Study

Registry	NCT07852429
Status	Not yet recruiting
Phase	Not applicable
Study type	Interventional; na, single group, masking: none, health services research
Enrollment	60 (Estimated)
Sponsor	University of California, San Francisco (Other)
Conditions	Caregivers, Suicide, Nonsuicidal Self Injury, Adolescent, Young Adult
Interventions	Workshop and consultation for caregivers of at risk youth (Behavioral)
Dates	start 2026-10-15 (estimated), primary completion 2028-04-28 (estimated), completion 2028-05-31 (estimated), first posted 2026-10-01, last updated 2026-10-08
Locations	1 site in United States

-Summary

The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to explore the feasibility and acceptability of implementing an intervention for caregivers in our health care system. The intervention is intended to provide information and consultation to caregivers of youth ages 12-26 years old who are at risk of self-harm (i.e., suicidal behaviors and/or nonsuicidal self-injury). The intervention is based on principles of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, an evidence-based intervention for youth who engage in suicidal behaviors and nonsuicidal self-injury. Acceptability will be assessed through questionnaires and qualitative feedback. Feasibility will be assessed by tracking the amount of clinician resources needed and how long it takes to identify caregivers who want to participate. A group of caregivers who have lived experience of having a child at risk for self-harm will form an advisory board. The board will review the study methods and data; their advice will guide next steps.

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+Arms and interventions

Arm	Type	Interventions	Description
Caregiver Workshop & Consultation Intervention	Experimental	Behavioral: Workshop and consultation for caregivers of at risk youth

Workshop and consultation for caregivers of at risk youth (Behavioral): The caregiver intervention is provided via telehealth and uses principles and information adapted from Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents (DBT; Miller, Rathus, Linehan, 2007). It consists of 4 session, 90 minutes each, over a 4-week period. The information and actives during these sessions are intended to: (1) provide education about suicidal and self-injurious thoughts \& behaviors and effective interventions, (2) support caregivers to implement safety measures at home, (3) increase caregiver coping skills, and (4) teach caregivers skills to support youth behavior change. Caregivers who attend the sessions are encouraged to get consultation with the same provider outside of the sessions. Weekly "office hours" are scheduled and they can also make an ad hoc appointment. The consultation will be provided for up to 6 months following the sessions. Consultation is meant to help caregivers apply the information they learn in the sessions to their particular family situation.

+Outcome measures

Primary outcomes

Caregiver participant attendance rate [enrollment to 6 month follow-up]: The number of workshop and consultation sessions that caregivers attend will be used as a measure of acceptability.
Caregiver participant survey & interview completion rate [enrollment to 6-month follow-up]: The number of surveys and interviews that caregivers complete will be a primary measure of feasibility and acceptability of study methods.
Youth participant survey & interview completion rate [enrollment to 6-month follow-up]: The number of surveys and interviews that youth participants complete will be a primary measure of feasibility and acceptability of study methods.

+Eligibility

Sex: All, ages: 12 Years to any

Caregiver Participants Inclusion Criteria:

* caregiver whose has a child age 12-26yo who is screens positive for risk of self-harm or suicide by a UCSF provider
* speaks English

Caregiver Participants Exclusion Criteria:

* no access to Zoom

Youth Participants Inclusion Criteria:

* child age 12-26 yo of a caregiver who consents to participate in study
* For youth 12-17 yo, legal guardian must be one of the caregivers participating and they also consent for this youth to participate in the study
* speaks English

Youth Participants Exclusion Criteria:

* no access to Zoom

+Locations (1)

Facility	City	Country	Status
University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, California	United States

+Investigators

Sabrina Darrow, PhD, Principal investigator, University of California, San Francisco