Project Uplift: Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment for Young Sexual and Gender Minorities

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mental Health; Substance Use
• Interventions: Behavioral: Project Uplift

• Registration Number: NCT04546061
• Lead Sponsor: Duke University

Brief Summary

This study provides substance use and mental health treatment for young sexual and gender minority adults in Durham and Charlotte, NC and seeks to provide intensive wraparound services that address factors that influence substance use and mental health among this population such as minority stressors and lack of social support, housing instability, lack of access to affirmative health care, and limited job opportunities.

Detailed Description

Project Uplift provides evidenced-based substance use and mental health treatment, intensive case management, and peer support services for sexual and gender minorities, ages 18-35. The program is based in two metropolitan areas in North Carolina, Durham and Charlotte, and will offer services for approximately 80 sexual and gender minority young adults. Survey data collected from participants at baseline and at the end of the 6-month program will be used to evaluate the effectiveness the comprehensive care program.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-09-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-09-04
• Study First Posted: 2020-09-11
• Study Start: 2020-09-15
• Primary Completion: 2023-01-25
• Study Completion: 2023-01-25
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-02
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 112

Inclusion Criteria

1. age 18-35; 2) substance use in the last 90 days; 3) self-identify as a sexual and/or gender minority; 4) reside in the Durham or Charlotte geographic areas including neighboring counties

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Exclusion Criteria

1. inability to speak and read English

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Project Uplift Intervention	Project Uplift	A 6-month long intervention for young adult sexual and gender minorities, ages 18-35.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in mental health status from baseline to 6-month follow-up	Baseline and 6-months	Brief Symptom Inventory collected via a computer assisted self-interviewing survey
Change in substance use from baseline to 6-month follow-up	Baseline and 6-months	Addiction Severity Index collected via a computer assisted self-interviewing survey

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Mecklenburg County Community Support Services; 🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Duke University; 🇺🇸 Durham, North Carolina, United States