NCT06215664

Game-Based Intervention to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harms Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Game-Based Intervention to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harms Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial to examine the efficacy of a game-based intervention to reduce alcohol-related harms among sexual and gender minority youth.

Conditions

• Alcohol Problem
• Harm Reduction
• Alcohol-Related Harm

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Singularities Game	Singularities is a theory-based, community-informed, web-accessible, roleplaying game-based intervention incorporating 4 primary components: fostering healthy identity development in a safe environment; encouraging help-seeking behaviors; encouraging use of productive coping; alcohol-harm reduction; and encouraging healthy internet and social media use.
BEHAVIORAL	Food4Thought	Food4Thought is an attention control condition in which we provide participants with similar amounts of research team contact and program contact as the intervention. Participants will play the game Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition, developed by the Smithsonian Science Education Center. Participants are instructed to build healthy meals using cuisine from around the world while ensuring they stick to a budget and meet all their nutritional needs. Food4Thought will be delivered via Qualtrics.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-02-19
• Primary completion: 2025-03-21
• Completion: 2025-03-21
• First posted: 2024-01-22
• Last updated: 2026-03-12
• Results posted: 2026-03-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States