Status:

COMPLETED

Evaluation of Teen Connection Project for Trans and Gender Minority Youth

Lead Sponsor:

University of Michigan

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Rhode Island

Conditions:

Recreational Drug Use

Sexual Violence

Eligibility:

All Genders

14+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this project is to develop and evaluate an online mentoring and skill-building program for transgender and/or gender minority youth (TGMY) ages 14 to 18, the Teen Connection Project (TC...

Detailed Description

Transgender and/or gender minority youth (TGMY) (i.e., any identity other than cisgender) experience concerning rates of mental health problems, self-harm, alcohol and drug use, sexual risk-taking, an...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria for Youth:
  • identify as transgender and/or gender minority youth (TGMY) (i.e., any identity other than cisgender)
  • be between the ages of 14 to 18 years
  • read and speak English
  • live in the United States
  • report consistent access to a phone, tablet, and/or computer with high-speed internet access/Wi-Fi (which represents 90+% of youth in the United States)
  • report an ability to attend seven, 90-minute online sessions at pre-determined times
  • pass an assent quiz
  • report moderate to high levels of internalized transphobia
  • Exclusion Criteria for Youth:
  • be at imminent risk for suicide (e.g., intent to kill themselves in the immediate future) as determined by an initial online suicide screening regarding their past month suicide risk (the Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised \[SBQ-R\]; modified to assess past month risk)
  • demonstrate current psychosis as determined by the Prodromal Questionnaire; modified to just focus on visual and auditory symptoms
  • Inclusion Criteria for Mentors:
  • be 30 years old or older
  • identify as transgender and/or gender minority (i.e., any identity other than cisgender)
  • Exclusion Criteria for Mentors:
  • • not be currently experiencing substance use disorder or mental health challenges

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 22 2024

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 3 2025

    Estimated Enrollment :

    56 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT06587139

    Start Date

    July 22 2024

    End Date

    June 3 2025

    Last Update

    November 5 2025

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    [online program, administered by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln]

    Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, 68508