Promoting Health and Reducing Risk Among Hispanic Sexual Minority Youth and Their Families
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Depression
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
- Enrollment
- 306
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in quantity of drug use
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 5 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study will evaluate the effects of a parenting intervention for Hispanic sexual minority youth in preventing/reducing drug use and depressive symptoms. It will also examine whether the intervention improves parent social support for the adolescent, parent acceptance, family functioning, and whether it reduces general stress and stress associated with being a Hispanic sexual minority.
Investigators
Guillermo Prado
Professor
University of Miami
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Youth, 13 - 19, who report at least one of the following: a) identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual, or b) reports same-sex sexual behavior.
- •Adolescent has their disclosed their sexual minority status to at least one parent.
- •Adolescent is of Hispanic immigrant origin, defined by having at least one parent that self-identifies as Hispanic (English and Spanish speaking Hispanics can participate in the study).
- •Adolescent lives with an adult parent who is willing to participate.
- •Family lives in South Florida
Exclusion Criteria
- •Adolescent identifies as transgender.
- •Family plans to move out of South Florida during the study period
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in quantity of drug use
Time Frame: Baseline up to 30 months
Change in drug use will be reported as the amount of use over the previous 90 days at each timepoint.
Change in frequency of drug use
Time Frame: Baseline up to 30 months
Change in drug use will be reported as the number of days of use over the previous 90 days at each timepoint.
Change in depression symptoms
Time Frame: Baseline up to 30 months
Change in depression symptoms will be assessed with the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. Scores range from 0 to 60 with higher scores indicating the presence of more symptoms.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in Family Functioning as assessed by the Parenting Practices Questionnaire(Baseline up to 30 months)
- Change in unprotected sexual behavior(Baseline up to 30 months)
- Changes in Parent Acceptance of Adolescents Sexual Orientation as assessed by the Perceived Parental Reactions Scale(Baseline up to 30 months)
- Changes in Adolescent Stress as assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale(Baseline up to 30 months)
- Change in Family Functioning as assessed by the Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale(Baseline up to 30 months)
- Changes in Sexual Minority Stress as assessed by the Sexual Minority Adolescent Stress Scale(Baseline up to 30 months)