30-Minute online session could help LGBTQ+ alabamians feel better about their bodies
NCT ID NCT07621081
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 30-minute digital program designed to help LGBTQ+ adults in central Alabama feel more neutral and positive about their bodies. Participants learn about body neutrality and minority stress, then practice giving advice through fictional scenarios. The goal is to see if this brief session can reduce eating disorder risk and improve body image in a region with high stigma and limited resources.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Single session body neutrality program (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a low-cost, accessible way to improve body image and reduce eating disorder risk for LGBTQ+ adults in high-stigma areas.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study with only 40 participants and no control group. Results may not apply to other regions or populations.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * At least 18 years old, * Identify as LGBTQ+, * Currently living in one of the following AL counties: Lee, Dallas, Lowndes, Autauga, Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa, Macon, or Russell * Have internet access (either via computer/tablet, mobile phone, or community center \[e.g., library\]) Exclusion Criteria: * Being less than 18 years old, * Identifying as cisgender and heterosexual, * Not living in central AL, * Not having internet access.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama, 36830, United States
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