Recruiting
Phase 1

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Yale University

Code:

NCT05919849

Conditions

Parent-Child Relations

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 15+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Brief online writing intervention

Control condition

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to develop and test two brief online writing interventions to improve parental acceptance of sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) in the Southeast United States.

Conditions

Parent-Child Relations

Study ID

NCT05919849

Start date

Nov 29, 2023

Status verified date

Jan, 2026

Completion date

Aug 31, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug 1, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 15+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Parents are eligible if they meet the following criteria:

1. Be a parent, grandparent, or any other family member who considers themselves a guardian of an SGMY between 15-29 years old,
2. Live in the Southeast United States (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Florida),
3. Identify as heterosexual and cisgender, and
4. Report non-acceptance of their SGMY.
2. SGMY are eligible if they meet the following criteria:

1. Self-identify as SGM,
2. Are 15-29 years old,
3. Live in the Southeast United States, and
4. Have a parent enrolled in the trial

Exclusion Criteria:
3. Any individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:

1. Active mania, psychosis, or suicidality, and
2. Unable to provide informed consent.

Study Design

Enrollment

129 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Expressive Writing (EW)

Participants in the expressive writing (EW) condition will be instructed to write in a free-form manner about the most stressful aspects of being a parent of an SGMY, following standard EW procedures.

experimental: Attachment-Based Writing (ABW)

Participants in the attachment-based writing (ABW) condition will respond to distinct prompts created for the condition based on components of attachment-based family therapy (ABFT).

other: Neutral Writing (Control)

Participants in the control condition will be asked to write about what they have done since waking up that morning.

Interventions

Brief online writing intervention

Participants will be instructed to write for 20 minutes across 3 consecutive days. They will be writing based on the prompts given to them.

Control condition

Participants will be instructed to write in order to control for time and writing engagement.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in Parents' Rejecting and Supportive Behaviors Measured By the Parent Non-Acceptance Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline, 5 Days Post-Baseline, and 3 Months Post-Baseline ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Danielle Chiaramonte, Ph.D.

646-429-9407danielle.chiaramonte@yale.edu

Locations

Yale University

Recruiting

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510

Contacts

John E Pachankis, Ph.D.

203-785-3710john.pachankis@yale.edu

Danielle Chiaramonte, Ph.D.

646-429-9407danielle.chiaramonte@yale.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Yale University

Last update posted

Jan 9, 2026

Last verified

Jan, 2026

Keywords

  • Parental Acceptance
  • Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Yale University on 2026-01-09.