Caregiver-Adolescent Dating Violence Prevention Intervention Pilot Trial
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Relationship Abuse Prevention Intervention Implemented With Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth and Their Caregivers - Pilot Trial
Who can join
Ages 14 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * SGDY eligibility includes: 1. ages 14 to 18 2. identifies as sexually or gender diverse (e.g., gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, transgender, or nonbinary) 3. uses English 4. willing to travel to Pittsburgh for 1 in-person event; and 5. can identify a caregiver who can also participate. Caregivers eligibility includes: 1. age 18 or older; 2. a caregiver of an SGDY ages 14 to 18; 3. uses English; 4. willing to travel to Pittsburgh for 1 in-person event; and 5. has a child participating in this study. Caregivers can include parents or any other person whom the adolescent identifies as a trusted adult in their life. We will only enroll 1 caregiver for each SGDY; because this is a dyadic study each adolescent needs a matched participating caregiver and vice versa. Exclusion Criteria: * Does not meet eligibility criteria * Incarcerated during the study * Unable to provide verbal or REDCap consent or assent
About the study
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.
What is being tested
- FLARE (behavioral)
- Resource Guide (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh · Participants: 108 · Started: Aug 1, 2026
Contact the study team
- Maya Ragavan, MD · Phone: 6506449954
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07718022
Locations in the U.S.
| Pennsylvania | University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.