A Trial of Online LGBTQ-affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Depression and Associated Health Risks Among Young Adults

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Conditions studied: LGBTQ, Sexual Behavior

In brief

This study is to test the efficacy of an online CBT intervention (EQuIP) that addresses the pathways through which minority stress compromises LGBTQ young adults' co-occurring mental (e.g., depression) and behavioral (e.g., substance use, condomless anal sex) health problems. This purpose of this study is to determine if the treatment is efficacious when delivered online and if its efficacy exceeds that of the self-monitoring control.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT04408469
Run by: Yale University
People needed: 120
Starts: 2020-05-31
Expected to finish: 2022-02-18
Last updated by the study team: 2024-05-03

Who can join

Age: 16 and older, up to 25. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

identify as lesbian, bisexual, gay, or another sexual minority identity (e.g., pansexual, demisexual)
past-week symptoms of depression or anxiety using the Brief Symptom Inventory-4 cutoff of 2.5 on either the depression subscale or anxiety subscale
weekly access to internet on a laptop, desktop, or tablet device
ability to read, write, and speak in English
provision of informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

current active suicidality or homicidality (defined as active intent or concrete plan, as opposed to passive suicidal ideation)
evidence of active untreated mania, psychosis, or gross cognitive impairment - current enrollment in an intervention study
current enrollment in intensive mental health treatment (i.e., receiving mental health treatment more than once per month or 8 or more sessions of CBT within the past year.

Where it is running

Dr. Pachankis' Lab — New York, New York, United States

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