New LGBTQ-Affirmative therapy aims to curb heavy drinking in queer women
NCT ID NCT05509166
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a 10-session LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) delivered via telehealth to sexual minority women who drink heavily and have anxiety or depression. Researchers will compare it to standard LGBTQ-affirmative therapy to see if it better reduces heavy drinking days and mental health symptoms. The trial is recruiting 274 participants in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LGBTQ-affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide an effective, tailored therapy to reduce heavy drinking and improve mental health in sexual minority women.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial (274 participants) and the therapy may not outperform standard LGBTQ-affirmative care. Results may not apply to all groups.
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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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About 274 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. be 18 years of age or older 2. be fluent in English 3. self-identify as lesbian, bisexual, queer, pansexual, or other non-heterosexual identity 3\) report at ≥ 8 standard drinks/week, on average, in the past 30 days, OR report at least 2 heavy drinking days ( ≥ 4 drinks in one day) in the past 30 days 4) currently experience a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5 depression or anxiety disorder (screened initially using a cutoff of ≥ 2 on the Brief Symptom Inventory-4 and further confirmed by diagnostic interview via the DIAMOND) 5) report at least minimum motivation to reduce drinking (measured by the Readiness Ruler) 6) live in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania and planning to stay for at least the next 4 months Exclusion Criteria: 1. report current mental health treatment ≥1 day/mo 2. report having received any CBT in the past 3 months 3. report current alcohol or drug abuse treatment, except mutual self-help (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous) 4. need alcohol detoxification indicated by ≥9 on Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol-Revised (CIWA-Ar) 5. exhibit active psychosis or active mania, as assessed by the Structured Clinical Interviews for DSM-5 Disorders (SCID) Psych Screen 6. exhibit active suicidality or active homicidality, as assessed by the SCID-Psych Screen 7. be currently legally mandated to attend treatment 8. demonstrate gross cognitive impairment, as assessed with the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative with the Yale School of Public Office
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10001, United States
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