The Healthy Families Bright Futures Program
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age15-18
SponsorUniversity of Colorado, Colorado Springs
About this trial
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 question\[s\] 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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age between 15 and 18 years
Self-identify as a sexual and/or gender minority or questioning identity
In dating/sexual/hook up relationship in past three months
Ability to read, write, and speak English
Disqualifiers
Current enrollment as a college student
Current suicidality
Current psychotic symptoms
Current symptoms of serious mental illness
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Healthy Families Bright Futures Program
BehavioralSeven weekly online group sessions with separate sessions for teens and caregivers. Sessions focus on increasing knowledge and acceptance of LGBTQ+ identities, alcohol use and dating violence social norms correction, bystander intervention, assertive communication skills, social emotional skills, family problem solving, and parenting behaviors.
Treatment groups
160 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Healthy Families Bright Futures ProgramExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: WaitlistNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Measure of Adolescent Relationships and Harassment and Abuse - Victimization
Teens only- both dichotomous scores and mean scores calculated for each subscale administered (privacy control, social control, intimidation). Items refer to frequency of past month victimization (0 times \[0\], 1-3 times \[1\], 4-10 times \[2\], more than 10 times \[3\]). Higher scores reflect greater victimization.
Time frame
Baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months2
Measure of Adolescent Relationships and Harassment and Abuse - Perpetration
Teens only- both dichotomous scores and mean scores calculated for each subscale administered (cyber control, social control, intimidation). Items refer to frequency of past month perpetration (0 times \[0\], 1-3 times \[1\], 4-10 times \[2\], more than 10 times \[3\]). Higher scores reflect greater perpetration.
Time frame
Baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months3
Monitoring the future alcohol use intentions
Teens only, two items that query about intentions to drink alcohol in the next 3 months and the next 30 days. Rating scale responses ranging from 1- Definitely will and 5- Definitely won't. Mean score of both items are calculated. Possible range 1 to 5, higher scores reflect lower intentions to use alcohol.
Time frame
Baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months4
Monitoring the future alcohol use items
Teens only- Items assesses frequency of alcohol use and frequency of getting drunk in past 30 days. Response options are: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-9, 10-19, 20-39, 40+. Mean scores across both items are calculated. Higher scores reflect more frequent alcohol use.
Time frame
Baseline, 8 weeks, 3 monthsSecondary outcomes
1
PHQ-8 (modified for adolescents)
Teens only-Total scores are calculated. Higher scores reflect greater depression symptoms. Possible range 0-24.
Time frame
Baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months2
LGBTQ+ teen perceived drinking norms
Teens only- two items assessing perceptions of on how many occasions participants believed LGBTQ+ teens on average drank and got drunk in the past 30 days. Response options are: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-9, 10-19, 20-39, 40+ Mean scores are calculated across both items. Higher scores represent greater perceived drinking norms.
Time frame
Baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months3
LGBTQ+ teen perceived dating violence norms
Teens only- 18 items assessing participants' perceptions of the percentage of LGBTQ+ teens who engaged in a variety of dating violence perpetration behaviors. For each item, participants estimate percentage of teens who engaged in each behavior in the past month, ranging from 0 to 100%. Mean scores are calculated for each subscale: social control, physical abuse, sexual abuse, isolation, cyber control, intimidation. Higher scores reflect greater perceived dating violence norms.
Time frame
Baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months4
Sexual communication self-efficacy scale
Teens only- mean scores are calculated for both subscales: positive sexual messages, negative sexual messages. Higher scores reflect greater sexual communication self-efficacy. Subscale scores can range from 1 to 4.
Time frame
Baseline, 8 weeks, 3 monthsSponsors and contacts
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University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Lead sponsor
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov