Caregiver-Adolescent Dating Violence Prevention Intervention Pilot Trial
Relationship Abuse Prevention Intervention Implemented With Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth and Their Caregivers - Pilot Trial
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
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.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Aug 2026
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 16, 2026
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 21, 2026
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2026
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2027
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2028
July 21, 2026
July 1, 2026
1 year
July 16, 2026
July 16, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Acceptability
Acceptability of Intervention Measure: Mean value of 4 items. Each question uses a five-point Likert scale for responses, coded with a value from 1 (Completely disagree) to 5 (Completely agree) and averaged to produce the mean value. The higher the computed mean value, the greater acceptability of the intervention.
T2 (1 month post baseline)
Trial Feasibility
Trial Consent Rate: % of individuals who assented/consented to participate out of individuals who screened eligible Trial Baseline Participation Rate: % of individuals who completed the baseline survey out of individuals who assented/consented to participate Trial Intervention Demand: % of intervention arm participants who complete the intervention Trial Retention Rate: % of participants who complete each followup survey
T1 (baseline); T2 (1 month post baseline); T3 (3 months post baseline, 2 months post T2)
Secondary Outcomes (12)
Attitudes about abusive behaviors
T1 (baseline); T3 (3 months post baseline, 2 months post T2)
Attitudes towards diverse identities
T1 (baseline); T3 (3 months post baseline, 2 months post T2)
Self-efficacy
T1 (baseline); T3 (3 months post baseline, 2 months post T2)
Parenting confidence
T1 (baseline); T3 (3 months post baseline, 2 months post T2)
Caregiver self-efficacy
T1 (baseline); T3 (3 months post baseline, 2 months post T2)
- +7 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
FLARE intervention
EXPERIMENTALFLARE participants will receive the intervention
Wait list control
OTHERWait list control participants will be offered the opportunity to participate in the intervention after the investigators have completed the pilot trial
Interventions
The control group will receive a resource guide and then will be able to receive FLARE after the trial is complete as a wait list control option
Adolescent relationship abuse prevention intervention for sexual and gender diverse youth and their trusted adults
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- SGDY eligibility includes:
- ages 14 to 18
- identifies as sexually or gender diverse (e.g., gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, transgender, or nonbinary)
- uses English
- willing to travel to Pittsburgh for 1 in-person event; and
- can identify a caregiver who can also participate.
- Caregivers eligibility includes:
- age 18 or older;
- a caregiver of an SGDY ages 14 to 18;
- uses English;
- willing to travel to Pittsburgh for 1 in-person event; and
- 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.
You may not qualify if:
- Does not meet eligibility criteria
- Incarcerated during the study
- Unable to provide verbal or REDCap consent or assent
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Pittsburghlead
- Office of Violence Against Womencollaborator
- Richard King Mellon Foundationcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Maya I Ragavan
University of Pittsburgh
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Robert Coulter
University of Pittsburgh
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 16, 2026
First Posted
July 21, 2026
Study Start
August 1, 2026
Primary Completion (Estimated)
August 1, 2027
Study Completion (Estimated)
July 1, 2028
Last Updated
July 21, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-07
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share