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2024-05-06 @ 8:14 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:23 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06309134
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2024-05-08
First Post:
2024-02-23
Brief Title:
The Healthy Families Bright Futures Program
Sponsor:
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Organization:
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Study Overview
Official Title:
An Online Family-based Program to Prevent Alcohol Use and Dating and Sexual Violence Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about an online group program Healthy Families Bright Futures program for LGBTQ teens and their caregivers The main questions it aims to answer are is this program acceptable appropriate and feasible for LGBTQ youth and their caregivers does the program affect teen alcohol use dating violence alcohol use refusal self-efficacy healthy communication self-efficacy and caregiver accepting behaviors parenting self-efficacy parenting behaviors outcomes associated with risk for dating violence and alcohol use among LGBTQ teens Participants will participate in a one-hour weekly online group for seven weeks with separate groups for teens and caregivers
Detailed Description:
Research documents concerning rates of alcohol use AU and dating violence DV among sexual and gender minority youth SGMY likely related to a combination of population-specific risk factors eg caregiver rejection internalized homobitransphobia universal risk factors eg deficits in social emotional skills and alcohol refusal skills inaccurate perceptions of alcohol norms and lack of protective factors eg parenting and family relational skills To date however little is known about how to concurrently prevent AU and DV among SGMY This study will develop and evaluate an online family-based program Healthy Families Bright Future program HFBFP to prevent AU and DV among SGMY ages 15 to 18 The HFBFP is a group-based intervention that includes seven weekly separate caregiver and youth sessions Programming for caregivers focuses on fostering acceptance and support for SGMY and enhancing relevant caregivingpositive parenting skills Programming for SGMY focuses on reducing internalized homobitransphobia and enhancing social-emotional skills increasing accurate perceptions of alcohol and dating violence norms increasing alcohol refusal skills and improving conflict resolution strategiesimproving assertive communication SGMY and caregiver programming is designed to be complementary in content to enhance the potency of programming components and program skills will be practiced as a family between sessions The program is co-facilitated by an SGM young adult and SGMY caregiver During the Pilot Evaluation Phase the investigators will via a randomized controlled trial of caregiver-SGMY dyads 40 dyads assigned to the HFBFP and 40 dyads to a waitlist assess the acceptability appropriateness and feasibility of the HFBFP via program observations post-session surveys n 80 and exit interviews n 28 with participants The study will test the HFBFPs efficacy in improving relevant familycaregiver outcomes eg family communication skills parenting self-efficacy affirming behaviors as well as relevant SGMY outcomes eg alcohol use intentions alcohol use dating violence victimization and perpetration minority stress perceived DValcohol use norms communication self-efficacy via surveys completed at baseline immediate post-test and 3-month follow-up Participants will be recruited from across the US via social media and from LGBTQ organizations
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None