Caregiver-Adolescent Dating Violence Prevention Intervention Pilot Trial
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age14+
SponsorUniversity of Pittsburgh
About this trial
This is a pilot clinical trial to test an intervention called FLARE, which is an adolescent relationship abuse prevention program for sexual and gender diverse youth and their trusted adults. FLARE comprises in-person, virtual, and asynchronous programming developed by and for caregivers and adolescents.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
ages 14 to 18
identifies as sexually or gender diverse (e.g., gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, transgender, or nonbinary)
uses English
willing to travel to Pittsburgh for 1 in-person event; and
Disqualifiers
Does not meet eligibility criteria
Incarcerated during the study
Unable to provide verbal or REDCap consent or assent
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
FLARE
BehavioralAdolescent relationship abuse prevention intervention for sexual and gender diverse youth and their trusted adults
Resource Guide
BehavioralThe control group will receive a resource guide and then will be able to receive FLARE after the trial is complete as a wait list control option
Treatment groups
108 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: FLARE interventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Wait list controlOther 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Acceptability
Acceptability of Intervention Measure: Mean value of 4 items. Each question uses a five-point Likert scale for responses, coded with a value from 1 (Completely disagree) to 5 (Completely agree) and averaged to produce the mean value. The higher the computed mean value, the greater acceptability of the intervention.
Time frame
T2 (1 month post baseline)2
Trial Feasibility
Trial Consent Rate: % of individuals who assented/consented to participate out of individuals who screened eligible Trial Baseline Participation Rate: % of individuals who completed the baseline survey out of individuals who assented/consented to participate Trial Intervention Demand: % of intervention arm participants who complete the intervention Trial Retention Rate: % of participants who complete each followup survey
Time frame
T1 (baseline); T2 (1 month post baseline); T3 (3 months post baseline, 2 months post T2)Secondary outcomes
1
Attitudes about abusive behaviors
Recognition of Abusive Behaviors Scale: Mean of the 8 items that use 5-point Likert response options, where higher scores indicate greater recognition of abusive behaviors.
Time frame
T1 (baseline); T3 (3 months post baseline, 2 months post T2)2
Attitudes towards diverse identities
Attitudes Towards Diverse Identities and Expressions: Mean value of 6 items about sexual diverse youth and mean value of 7 items about gender diverse youth. Items use 5-point Likert scales. Higher average scores indicate more positive attitudes.
Time frame
T1 (baseline); T3 (3 months post baseline, 2 months post T2)3
Self-efficacy
Attitudes Towards Diverse Identities and Expressions: Mean value of 6 items about sexual diverse youth and mean value of 7 items about gender diverse youth. Items use 5-point Likert scales. Higher average scores indicate more positive attitudes.
Time frame
T1 (baseline); T3 (3 months post baseline, 2 months post T2)4
Parenting confidence
Sexuality-related parenting practice confidence: Mean value of the sexuality-related parenting practice confidence subscale containing 17 items that uses a 10-point Likert scale, wherein higher mean values indicate greater confidence.
Time frame
T1 (baseline); T3 (3 months post baseline, 2 months post T2)Sponsors and contacts
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University of Pittsburgh
Lead sponsor
Office of Violence Against Women
Collaborator
Richard King Mellon Foundation
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov