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LGBTQ Youth Intervention

Sponsor:

Washington University School of Medicine

Code:

NCT05541406

Conditions

Depression

Anxiety

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Coping Behavior

Sexual Minority Stress

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 12 - 20

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Proud & Empowered

Study Details

Brief summary:

Efficacy of a Multi-level School Intervention for LGBTQ Youth

Conditions

Depression

Anxiety

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Coping Behavior

Sexual Minority Stress

Study ID

NCT05541406

Start date

Sep 14, 2022

Status verified date

Oct, 2024

Completion date

Dec 1, 2025

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul 1, 2025

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 12 - 20

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • LGBTQ student in one of 24 high schools

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not meeting inclusion criteria

Study Design

Enrollment

450 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Intervention schools

Schools will be assigned to either intervention or control schools. Students in intervention schools will receive the intervention in semester 1.

active comparator: Control schools

Students in control schools will receive no intervention

Interventions

Proud & Empowered

Proud \& Empowered! is a school-based intervention to decrease sexual minority stress and improve coping among LGBTQ students. It is administered by school counselors and trained social workers.

Primary outcome measure

  • Sexual Minority Stress Inventory [ Time Frame: Change between baseline and post-intervention/follow-up (12 weeks) ]
  • Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) [ Time Frame: Change between baseline and post-intervention/follow-up (12 weeks) ]
  • PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) [ Time Frame: Change between baseline and post-intervention/follow-up (12 weeks) ]
  • Beck Depression Inventory [ Time Frame: Change between baseline and post-intervention/follow-up (12 weeks) ]
  • Coping Strategies Inventory [ Time Frame: Change between baseline and post-intervention/follow-up (12 weeks) ]
  • Adapted CSSRS Suicide Questions (Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale) [ Time Frame: Change between baseline and post-intervention/follow-up (12 weeks) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

John G Senese IV, MSW

(917) 815-1242senese@wustl.edu

Locations

Animo Leadership High School

Recruiting

Inglewood, California, United States, 90304

Crescenta Valley High School

Recruiting

La Crescenta-Montrose, California, United States, 91214

Contacts

John G Senese IV, MSW

917-719-5691senese@wustl.edu

Millikan High School

Recruiting

Long Beach, California, United States, 90815

Contacts

John G Senese IV, MSW

917-719-5691senese@wustl.edu

Animo Pat Brown Charter High School

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90001

Larchmont Charter School

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90057

Contacts

John G Senese IV, MSW

917-719-5691senese@wustl.edu

Brio College Prep

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90071

More Information

Sponsor

Washington University School of Medicine

Last update posted

Oct 26, 2024

Last verified

Oct, 2024

Keywords

  • LGBTQ+ Youth
  • LGBT Youth
  • Queer Youth

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-11. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Washington University School of Medicine on 2024-10-26.