N/A
N=81
Sexual and Gender Minority Youth (SGMY) and Online Interventions to Increase Help-seeking for Anxiety and/or Depression
Anxiety · Depression · Adolescent Behavior · Sexual and Gender Minorities
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT06083987 ↗Enrolled (actual)
81
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Oct 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Feasibility - IP Use Proportion — 0.10; 0.11; 0.10; 0.08 average proportion
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Intersectionality and Identity (Behavioral); Confidentiality (Behavioral); Educating Your Community (Behavioral); How to find Affirming Caregivers (Behavioral); Control Group - No Interventions (Behavioral)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult · 14+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Primary completion
- Jun 2024
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Feasibility - IP Use Proportion |
0.10; 0.11; 0.10; 0.08; 0.11 | — |
| PRIMARY Feasibility - IP Use Days |
0.04 | — |
| PRIMARY Feasibility - IP Use Time |
— | — |
| PRIMARY Usability |
77.4 | — |
| PRIMARY Acceptability of the Intervention Principle |
72; 74; 73; 73; 74; 0 | — |
| PRIMARY Help-Seeking Intention From Counselor or Therapist - TAU vs Not TAU |
4.00; 3.99 | 0.86 |
| PRIMARY Help-Seeking Intention From Counselor or Therapist - Intervention 1 vs. Not 1 |
4.19; 3.79 | 0.31 |
| PRIMARY Help-Seeking Intention From Counselor or Therapist - Intervention 2 vs. Not 2 |
4.05; 3.92 | 0.34 |
| PRIMARY Help-Seeking Intention From Counselor or Therapist - Intervention 3 vs. Non-3 |
4.26; 3.69 | 0.04 sig |
| PRIMARY Help-Seeking Intention From Counselor or Therapist - Intervention 4 vs. Not 4 |
4.24; 3.72 | 0.22 |
| SECONDARY Social Support - TAU vs Not TAU |
3.54; 3.45 | — |
| SECONDARY Social Support - Intervention 1 vs. Not 1 |
3.57; 3.35 | — |
| SECONDARY Social Support - Intervention 2 vs. Not 2 |
3.41; 3.51 | — |
| SECONDARY Social Support - Intervention 3 vs. Not 3 |
3.38; 3.53 | — |
| SECONDARY Social Support - Intervention 4 vs. Not 4 |
3.61; 3.30 | — |
| SECONDARY Internalized Homophobia - TAU vs Not TAU |
1.00; 0.69 | — |
| SECONDARY Internalized Homophobia - Intervention 1 vs Not 1 |
0.68; 0.74 | — |
| SECONDARY Internalized Homophobia - Intervention 2 vs Not 2 |
0.76; 0.65 | — |
| SECONDARY Internalized Homophobia - Intervention 3 vs Not 3 |
0.77; 0.64 | — |
| SECONDARY Internalized Homophobia - Intervention 4 vs Not 4 |
0.68; 0.73 | — |
| SECONDARY Internalized Transphobia - TAU vs Not TAU |
7.00; 9.53 | — |
| SECONDARY Internalized Transphobia - Intervention 1 vs Not 1 |
7.59; 10.86 | — |
| SECONDARY Internalized Transphobia - Intervention 2 vs Not 2 |
10.62; 7.88 | — |
| SECONDARY Internalized Transphobia - Intervention 3 vs Not 3 |
11.8; 7.83 | — |
| SECONDARY Internalized Transphobia - Intervention 4 vs Not 4 |
8.89; 9.85 | — |
| SECONDARY Expectance of Rejection Due to SGM Status TAU vs Not TAU |
1; 17 | — |
| SECONDARY Expectance of Rejection Due to SGM Status Intervention 1 vs Not 1 |
8; 10 | — |
| SECONDARY Expectance of Rejection Due to SGM Status Intervention 2 vs Not 2 |
9; 9 | — |
| SECONDARY Expectance of Rejection Due to SGM Status Intervention 3 vs Not 3 |
10; 8 | — |
| SECONDARY Expectance of Rejection Due to SGM Status Intervention 4 vs Not 4 |
9; 9 | — |
| SECONDARY Confidentiality Concerns TAU vs Not TAU |
3; 2.53 | — |
| SECONDARY Confidentiality Concerns Intervention 1 vs Not 1 |
2.43; 2.66 | — |
| SECONDARY Confidentiality Concerns Intervention 2 vs Not 2 |
2.42; 2.68 | — |
| SECONDARY Confidentiality Concerns Intervention 3 vs Not 3 |
2.59; 2.50 | — |
| SECONDARY Confidentiality Concerns Intervention 4 vs Not 4 |
2.50; 2.59 | — |
| SECONDARY Receipt of Any Mental Health Treatment in Past 4 Weeks TAU vs Not TAU |
1; 30 | — |
| SECONDARY Receipt of Any Mental Health Treatment in Past 4 Weeks Intervention 1 vs Not 1 |
15; 16 | — |
| SECONDARY Receipt of Any Mental Health Treatment in Past 4 Weeks Intervention 2 vs Not 2 |
16; 15 | — |
| SECONDARY Receipt of Any Mental Health Treatment in Past 4 Weeks Intervention 3 vs Not 3 |
18; 13 | — |
| SECONDARY Receipt of Any Mental Health Treatment in Past 4 Weeks Intervention 4 vs Not 4 |
16; 15 | — |
| SECONDARY Depression Symptoms TAU vs Not TAU |
4.33; 6.01 | — |
| SECONDARY Depression Symptoms Intervention 1 vs Not 1 |
5.76; 6.13 | — |
| SECONDARY Depression Symptoms Intervention 2 vs Not 2 |
6.13; 5.76 | — |
| SECONDARY Depression Symptoms Intervention 3 vs Not 3 |
5.38; 6.56 | — |
| SECONDARY Depression Symptoms Intervention 4 vs Not 4 |
6.00; 5.89 | — |
| SECONDARY Anxiety Symptoms - TAU vs Not TAU |
4.67; 5.23 | — |
| SECONDARY Anxiety Symptoms - Intervention 1 vs Not 1 |
4.95; 5.65 | — |
| SECONDARY Anxiety Symptoms - Intervention 2 vs Not 2 |
5.63; 4.94 | — |
| SECONDARY Anxiety Symptoms - Intervention 3 vs Not 3 |
4.97; 5.64 | — |
| SECONDARY Anxiety Symptoms - Intervention 4 vs Not 4 |
5.00; 5.61 | — |
Summary
the investigators will use 4 technology based tools (combinations of youtube videos, links to online resources, tiktok videos, and other media) in a study of 96 Sexual and Gender Minority Youth (SGMY) to determine the effectiveness of them in helping youth to seek out mental health help. Participants will be divided into 1 of 16 groups and will interact with other participants anonymously on Discord. Each group will have access to 1, 2, 3, or all 4 of the tools which are categorized by a specific subject (except for one group who will have no access to the tools in order to compare this outcome against those who use the tools). There will be a survey before starting the Discord portion which will last 4 weeks, and a survey afterwards.
Eligibility Criteria
List the inclusion criteria:
have access to a smartphone; have finished 6th grade; have access to and intellectual and physical ability to use the internet; fit demographic criteria (SGMY); and have symptoms of depression and/or anxiety that are mild or more severe (PHQ-8 and/or GAD-7 = 5 or above)
We will routinely monitor the sample to attempt to reach the following proportions:
50% ages 14-16 and 50% ages 17-19 50% identify as sexual minority but cisgender and 50% identify as not cisgender at least 40% identify as a racial or ethnic minority
If any of the proportions are reached (e.g. if 60% of recruited sample identify as not belonging to a racial or ethnic minority we will change screen settings to exclude those who are not
List the exclusion criteria:
no access to smart phone or internet, did not complete the 6th grade, not able to use internet, depression and anxiety are less than mild (PHQ-8 and GAD-7 scores <5); presently are in ongoing psychotherapy (i.e. have attended or plan to attend more than 1 session).
If they have been in therapy within the past 3 months
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06083987). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.