Clinical trial NCT03501264: Evaluation of an Online Intervention to Help LGBTQ Youth Cope With Bullying
Official title: Evaluation of an Online Intervention to Help LGBTQ Youth Cope With Bullying
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Bullying of Child
Lead sponsor: University of Pittsburgh
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
name: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
First posted: 2018-04-18
Enrollment: 240
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 14
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of this research study is to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial of a game-based intervention is able to increase help-seeking-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, reduce health risk factors/behaviors, and increase resiliencies among sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth. The goals of the proposed study are to: (1) Test the feasibility and acceptability of a game-based intervention to increase help-seeking-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among SGM youth; and (2) Using a randomized controlled trial, test the efficacy of a game-based intervention to increase help-seeking-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, reduce health risk factors/behaviors, and increase resiliencies among SGM youth.

Detailed description: The purpose of this research study is to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial of a game-based intervention is able to increase help-seeking-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, reduce health risk factors/behaviors, and increase resiliencies among sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth. The goals of the proposed study are to: (1) Test the feasibility and acceptability of a game-based intervention to increase help-seeking-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among SGM youth; and (2) Using a randomized controlled trial, test the efficacy of a game-based intervention to increase help-seeking-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, reduce health risk factors/behaviors, and increase resiliencies among SGM youth.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Must identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgender or another sexual or gender minority
* must have bullying experience
* must have access to a computer and email

Exclusion Criteria:

* Residence outside of United States
* Not within the age range

Primary outcomes:
measure: Number of Participants With Changes in Help Seeking Scores
timeFrame: Baseline and 1-month post intervention
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Pittsburgh
country: United States
facility: University of Pittsburgh
state: Pennsylvania
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Pittsburgh
name: James E Egan, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Coulter RW, Sang JM, Louth-Marquez W, Henderson ER, Espelage D, Hunter SC, DeLucas M, Abebe KZ, Miller E, Morrill BA, Hieftje K, Friedman MS, Egan JE. Pilot Testing the Feasibility of a Game Intervention Aimed at Improving Help Seeking and Coping Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2019 Feb 15;8(2):e12164. doi: 10.2196/12164.