Video game aims to curb alcohol harms in LGBTQ+ teens
NCT ID NCT06215664
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a specially designed video game could reduce alcohol-related problems like hangovers, blackouts, and risky sex in LGBTQ+ teens aged 14-18. The game was meant to teach safer drinking habits. The study was stopped early and only 28 people took part, so results are limited.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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28 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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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14 to 18 years
- 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: * Able to participate in English * Live in the U.S., * 14-18 years old * Have a sexual minority identity (i.e., gay, lesbian, bisexual, or queer) or a gender minority identity (i.e., consider themselves to be transgender or nonbinary), * Have an internet-accessible computer, smart phone, or tablet, * Provide an email address. * Have drank alcohol in their lifetime or intend to in the next year. Exclusion Criteria: * Cisgender heterosexuals.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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