Supporting Parents in Affirming Their Children's Experiences of Stigma
RecruitingPhase 1
Development and Initial Trial of Two Brief Interventions to Support Parents in Affirming Their Children's Experiences of Sexuality and Gender
Who can join
Ages 15 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Parents are eligible if they meet the following criteria: 1. Be a parent, grandparent, or any other family member who considers themselves a guardian of an SGMY between 15-29 years old, 2. Live in the Southeast United States (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Florida), 3. Identify as heterosexual and cisgender, and 4. Report non-acceptance of their SGMY. 2. SGMY are eligible if they meet the following criteria: 1. Self-identify as SGM, 2. Are 15-29 years old, 3. Live in the Southeast United States, and 4. Have a parent enrolled in the trial Exclusion Criteria: 3. Any individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: 1. Active mania, psychosis, or suicidality, and 2. Unable to provide informed consent.
About the study
The purpose of this study is to develop and test two brief online writing interventions to improve parental acceptance of sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) in the Southeast United States.
What is being tested
- Brief online writing intervention (behavioral)
- Control condition (other)
Sponsor: Yale University · Participants: 129 · Started: Nov 29, 2023
Contact the study team
- Danielle Chiaramonte, Ph.D. · Phone: 646-429-9407
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05919849
Locations in the U.S.
| Connecticut | Yale University, New Haven |
| Maryland | University of Maryland, College Park (Not yet recruiting) |
| Tennessee | Vanderbilt University, Nashville (Not yet recruiting) |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.