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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/06/053436 [Registered on: 02/06/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 01/06/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   A Study to Understand How LGBTQIA Youth view Mental Health Services and What are their Recommendations for Improving the quality of the Services 
Scientific Title of Study   Perceptions about and recommendations for improving the quality of mental health services for LGBTQIA+ young adults: A Qualitative Action Research 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Kanishk Kala 
Designation  M.Phil. Clinical Psychology Trainee 
Affiliation  Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH) 
Address  Department of Clinical Psychology, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur

Sonitpur
ASSAM
784001
India 
Phone  8826818789  
Fax    
Email  k.kanishk8@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query  
Name  Dr Diptarup Chowdhury 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH) 
Address  Department of Clinical Psychology, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur

Sonitpur
ASSAM
784001
India 
Phone  03712-233128  
Fax    
Email  dc.tezpur@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query  
Name  Kanishk Kala 
Designation  M.Phil. Clinical Psychology Trainee 
Affiliation  Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH) 
Address  Department of Clinical Psychology, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur

Sonitpur
ASSAM
784001
India 
Phone  8826818789  
Fax    
Email  k.kanishk8@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Clinical Psychology, LGBRIMH, Tezpur Assam 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Kanishk Kala 
Address  Department of Clinical Psychology, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Kanishk Kala  Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH)  Youth Wellness Hub, Department of Clinical Psychology, LGBRIMH
Sonitpur
ASSAM 		 8826818789

k.kanishk8@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee, LGBRIMH  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Healthy 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  35.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Individuals self-identifying as belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community.
2. Individuals in the age range of 18 to 35 years.
3. Individuals who have thought of seeking help from mental health services or have sought help
in the past or present.
4. Individuals who can communicate using Hindi or English language. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Individuals who self-report their current mental health related distress to be severe enough to
not be able to participate in the study.
2. Individuals who are experiencing active psychotic symptoms. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
An Understanding of the barriers to access of mental health services, the experiences of using the services and recommendations for improving them for LGBTQIA young adults  12 months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Nil  Nil 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="8"
Sample Size from India="8" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/06/2023 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   The research will be published in a peer-reviewed journal 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - YES
  1. What data in particular will be shared?
    Response (Others) -  Nil

  2. What additional supporting information will be shared?
    Response (Others) -  Nil
  3. Who will be able to view these files?
    Response (Others) -  Nil

  4. For what types of analyses will this data be available?
    Response (Others) -  Nil

  5. By what mechanism will data be made available?
    Response (Others) -  Nil

  6. For how long will this data be available start date provided 20-01-2024 and end date provided 20-01-2027?
    Response (Others) -  Nil

  7. Any URL or additional information regarding plan/policy for sharing IPD? 
    Additional Information - Nil
Brief Summary   Significant disparities exist between the mental health needs of the LGBTQIA + community and their access of mental health services. Barriers exist at structural and individual levels that hinder the community’s access to the services. When the members are able to cross the barriers and reach the services, their experiences of using the services may be different from what they expected. The recommendations for improving these services often come from the experts in the field of mental health and the voices from the LGBTQIA+ community may become marginalized. The aim of this research is to understand the perception of LGBTQIA+ young adults about mental healthcare services and to utilize that understanding to generate collective ideas to improve the quality of the services. Participants will be recruited using purposive sampling using the help from Queer collectives/Youth organizations working in Tezpur, Assam. The sample will consist of 8 self-identified LGBTQ+ individuals living in Tezpur in the years 2022-2023 who have sought or wanted to seek mental health services, who are in the age range of 18 to 35 years. Data will be collected using focus group discussions using an action research framework. A series of 5-6 focus group discussions will explore the barriers and facilitators to access of mental health services and the experiences of using mental health services for LGBTQIA+ young adults. Then the group will plan an action based on collective ideas to improve the quality of these services, present the action in forms such as making a collective document, a booklet or holding an exhibition and reflect on the upon the research process. The data will be analyzed using thematic analysis. The results of the study will have implications in improving the access to and the quality of mental health services for LGBTQIA+ young adults. 
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