NCT06083987

Sexual and Gender Minority Youth (SGMY) and Online Interventions to Increase Help-seeking for Anxiety and/or Depression

Completed NA Results posted Last updated 21 October 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Intersectionality and Identity in Anxiety in 81 participants. Completed in 1 June 2024.

Timeline

8 March 2024

Primary endpoint
1 June 2024

1 June 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Pittsburgh
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	factorial
Masking	single
Primary purpose	health services research
Enrollment	81
Start date	8 March 2024
Primary completion	1 June 2024
Estimated completion	1 June 2024
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• Intersectionality and Identity
• Confidentiality
• Educating Your Community
• How to find Affirming Caregivers
• Control Group - No Interventions

Conditions studied

• Anxiety — all drugs for Anxiety →
• Depression — all drugs for Depression →
• Adolescent Behavior — all drugs for Adolescent Behavior →
• Sexual and Gender Minorities — all drugs for Sexual and Gender Minorities →

Sponsor

University of Pittsburgh

Who can join

Adults 14 to 19, any sex, with Anxiety or Depression. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Feasibility - IP Use Proportion Primary · Over one month

Average proportions of IP components completed out of IP components available per individual participant (IP component defined as opportunity offered to interact with the intervention - some individuals will have more opportunities offered than others due to factorial randomization)

Group	Value	95% CI
Intervention 1	0.10	± 0.17
Intervention 2	0.11	± 0.21
Intervention 3	0.10	± 0.16
Intervention 4	0.08	± 0.13
Total Sample	0.11	± 0.19

Feasibility - IP Use Days Primary · Over one month

Average Proportion of days IP is used per individual (number of days session accessed over total offered which is 28 days)

Group	Value	95% CI
Total Sample	0.04	± 0.06

Usability Primary · 1 month

System Usability Scale, min: 0, Max: 100, higher scores mean better usability

Group	Value	95% CI
Full Sample Completing Follow-Up	77.4	± 13.6

Acceptability of the Intervention Principle Primary · 1 month

Open-ended questions about whether the Discord server and the tools used were: helpful; whether it was affirming of SGM status; if timing and amount of content were appropriate, if privacy and confidentiality were maintained, and if they had any negative consequences of participation (e.g. parent questioning them )

Felt Discord Server and Tools were Helpful

Group	Value	95% CI
Full Sample Completing Follow-Up	72

Felt Content was Appropriate

Group	Value	95% CI
Full Sample Completing Follow-Up	74

Timing of Posting/Receiving Content Appropriate

Group	Value	95% CI
Full Sample Completing Follow-Up	73

Felt Affirmed (received emotional support or encouragement) about your sexuality or gender

Group	Value	95% CI
Full Sample Completing Follow-Up	73

Felt Privacy and Confidentiality were Maintained

Group	Value	95% CI
Full Sample Completing Follow-Up	74

Experienced any Negative Consequences from Participation

Group	Value	95% CI
Full Sample Completing Follow-Up	0

Help-Seeking Intention From Counselor or Therapist - TAU vs Not TAU Primary · 1 month

single help-seeking intention ruler-based question (i.e. 'I intend to seek help from a counselor or therapist for my mental health problems' scale 1-7, a higher number signifying a higher intent to seek help

Group	Value	95% CI
Treatment as Usual (TAU)	4.00	± 1.00
Not TAU (Treatment As Usual)	3.99	± 1.30

Help-Seeking Intention From Counselor or Therapist - Intervention 1 vs. Not 1 Primary · 1 month

single help-seeking intention ruler-based question (i.e. 'I intend to seek help from a counselor or therapist for my mental health problems' scale 1-7, a higher number signifying a higher intent to seek help

Group	Value	95% CI
Intervention 1	4.19	± 1.19
Not Intervention 1	3.79	± 1.36

Help-Seeking Intention From Counselor or Therapist - Intervention 2 vs. Not 2 Primary · 1 month

single help-seeking intention ruler-based question (i.e. 'I intend to seek help from a counselor or therapist for my mental health problems' scale 1-7, a higher number signifying a higher intent to seek help

Group	Value	95% CI
Intervention 2	4.05	± 1.37
Not Intervention 2	3.92	± 1.21

Help-Seeking Intention From Counselor or Therapist - Intervention 3 vs. Non-3 Primary · 1 month

single help-seeking intention ruler-based question (i.e. 'I intend to seek help from a counselor or therapist for my mental health problems' scale 1-7, a higher number signifying a higher intent to seek help

Group	Value	95% CI
Intervention 3	4.26	± 1.14
Not Intervention 3	3.69	± 1.39

Help-Seeking Intention From Counselor or Therapist - Intervention 4 vs. Not 4 Primary · 1 month

single help-seeking intention ruler-based question (i.e. 'I intend to seek help from a counselor or therapist for my mental health problems' scale 1-7, a higher number signifying a higher intent to seek help

Group	Value	95% CI
Intervention 4	4.24	± 1.05
Not Intervention 4	3.72	± 1.47

Social Support - TAU vs Not TAU Secondary · 1 month

The Medical Outcome Study Social Support Scale measures types of social support. Per item, options range from 1 to 5 with higher levels are associated with greater support. We will use the emotional/informational subscale from this report and instead of transforming to 0-100 like the original, we will use the untransformed mean score of the items which can range 1 to 5.

Group	Value	95% CI
Treatment as Usual (TAU)	3.54	± 1.08
Not TAU (Treatment As Usual)	3.45	± 0.78

Social Support - Intervention 1 vs. Not 1 Secondary · 1 month

The Medical Outcome Study Social Support Scale measures types of social support. Per item, options range from 1 to 5 with higher levels are associated with greater support. We will use the emotional/informational subscale from this report and instead of transforming to 0-100 like the original, we will use the untransformed mean score of the items which can range 1 to 5.

Group	Value	95% CI
Intervention 1	3.57	± 0.78
Not Intervention 1	3.35	± 0.78

Social Support - Intervention 2 vs. Not 2 Secondary · 1 month

The Medical Outcome Study Social Support Scale measures types of social support. Per item, options range from 1 to 5 with higher levels are associated with greater support. We will use the emotional/informational subscale from this report and instead of transforming to 0-100 like the original, we will use the untransformed mean score of the items which can range 1 to 5.

Group	Value	95% CI
Intervention 2	3.41	± 0.78
Not Intervention 2	3.51	± 0.79

Sponsor's own description

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.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.