NCT03794986

Peer Online Motivational Interviewing for Sexual and Gender Minority Male Survivors

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 356 (actual)
• Sponsor: Yale University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study will conduct a randomized comparative effectiveness trial of peer-facilitated, online, 6-week group Motivational Interviewing (MI) vs. Motivational Interviewing (MI) with a trauma-informed Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) affirmative care approach.

Detailed description

Through workshops and ongoing supervision/consultation, researchers will train MaleSurvivor peer leaders to competently deliver both versions of MI and conduct a randomized controlled trial comparing the two versions of MI to enhance treatment engagement in SGM male survivors with mental health problems. All SGM male survivors who meet inclusion criteria, including significant emotional distress, will complete pre-test measures and be randomized to 6-week MI delivered by peers in online groups or 6-week MI with trauma-informed, SGM affirmative care delivered by peers in online groups. Randomization will be counterbalanced by treatment status: treatment naive versus treatment-experienced (prior treatment but not within the past 60 days).

Conditions

• Sexual Abuse

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Trauma-informed SGM affirmative care	All SGM male survivors who meet inclusion criteria, including significant emotional distress, will complete pre-test measures and be randomized to 6-week Motivational Interviewing (MI) delivered by peers in online groups or 6-week MI with trauma-informed, SGM affirmative care delivered by peers in online groups. Participants will complete pre-intervention (baseline), end of the 6-week intervention, 60- and 120-days follow-up assessments via an online survey platform, to determine if there was an increase in formal treatment engagement, and any significant changes in mental health symptomology (i.e., PTSD, depression, high-risk drinking, and illicit substance use).
BEHAVIORAL	Motivational Interviewing	Major principles and tenets of Motivational Interviewing (MI) group include: Non-confrontational nature of group; environment is one of respect, safety, and encouragement of all group members; purpose is to learn about members' personal thoughts and choices and not to push an "agenda"

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-04-01
• Primary completion: 2021-11-30
• Completion: 2021-11-30
• First posted: 2019-01-07
• Last updated: 2024-04-22
• Results posted: 2024-04-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States