Medical Information Only. Always consult your healthcare provider before enrolling in any clinical trial.

NCT05318053 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record

International Kink Health Study

A clinical trial of Mental Health and Wounds and Injuries, sponsored by The Alternative Sexualities Health Research Alliance.

Completed
Registry status
917
Enrollment target
1
Study location

NCT05318053: Completed study of Mental Health and Wounds and Injuries, sponsored by The Alternative Sexualities Health Research Alliance.

NCT05318053 is a study of Mental Health and Wounds and Injuries that has completed, run by The Alternative Sexualities Health Research Alliance. The registered enrollment target is 917 participants, below the 10,168-participant average among 62 other Mental Health trials with a reported enrollment target (91% lower). The trial reports 1 study location across 1 state. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

View your shortlist →

The verdict

NCT05318053, a study of Mental Health and Wounds and Injuries, has completed, sponsored by The Alternative Sexualities Health Research Alliance.

COMPLETED
Registry status
917 participants
Enrollment target
1
Study location

Study Summary

The study design is an observational, longitudinal study with data collected online via a computer-assisted survey. Subjects will be recruited through non-probability snowball sampling. Objectives: 1. to document the prevalence of injuries and medical complications arising from kink activities 2. to document how healthcare is utilized by kink-involved people 3. to document the health outcomes particular to a large sample of kink-involved people 4. to test whether the centrality of kink identity and degree of community belongingness affect injuries, health outcomes, and healthcare utilization

Primary Outcome

self-report of injury or medical complication while engaged in kink activities; type of injury; frequency of injury

Study Locations (1)

California

  • TASHRA - Rio Vista

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 917 participants
Start Date 2022-06-01
Est. Completion 2024-03-31

What the finished NCT05318053 record still lists

NCT05318053 is an observational study that tracks outcomes without assigning an intervention. The registered 917 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 10,168-participant average among 62 other Mental Health trials with a reported enrollment target (91% lower).

The record links to 2 conditions, with Mental Health appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 0 interventions.

NCT05318053 reports a single indexed study location in California.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT05318053 about?

NCT05318053 is a clinical study titled "International Kink Health Study". The study design is an observational, longitudinal study with data collected online via a computer-assisted survey. Subjects will be recruited through non-probability snowball sampling. Objectives: 1. to document the prevalence of injuries and medical complications arising from kink activities 2. ...

What is the current status of trial NCT05318053?

This trial is currently completed. The enrollment target is 917 participants. The study started on 2022-06-01. Estimated completion is 2024-03-31.

What conditions does trial NCT05318053 study?

This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Mental Health, Wounds and Injuries.

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT05318053?

This trial is sponsored by The Alternative Sexualities Health Research Alliance, which has 3 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where is trial NCT05318053 being conducted?

This trial has 1 study location across California. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.

Similar trials for Mental Health

Matched on the same primary condition, ranked to surface studies in the same phase first, then by recruiting status, no relevance scoring or editorial curation.

Where NCT05318053's enrollment target sits among peer trials

917 16th of 62 higher than 47 of 62 other Mental Health trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more other Mental Health trials. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

Nationwide trials with similar profiles

Cross-condition peers matched on enrollment target and registry start date, not the same-condition list above.

Similar enrollment target

  • NCT05739955 · 918 participants · NA

    Impact of Enhanced Daily Disinfection on Environmental Contamination in Hospital Rooms

  • NCT04589845 · 920 participants · Phase 2

    Tumor-agnostic Precision Immuno-oncology and Somatic Targeting Rational for You (TAPISTRY) Platform Study

  • NCT06109870 · 920 participants · NA

    Prevención en Sus Manos: Feasibility of a Novel Community-Based Strategy to Improve Access to Cervical Cancer Screening

  • NCT06957366 · 920 participants · NA

    Perioperative Anticoagulant Use for Surgery Evaluation -2 (PAUSE-2) Study Patients Receiving a Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOACs-Dabigatran, Rivaroxaban, Apixaban or Edoxaban) and Needing Elective High-Bleed-Risk Surgery or an Invasive Procedure

Similar registry start date

  • NCT05962346 · started 2026-12 · NA

    Fetal Endoscopic Tracheal Occlusion for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

  • NCT07125183 · started 2026-12 · Phase 2

    Study on Efficacy and Tolerability of Weekly Doxorubicin in Elderly Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Leiomyosarcoma

  • NCT07292298 · started 2026-11 · Phase 2

    Phase 2 Single-Arm Rectal Cancer Brachytherapy for Patients With Low-Lying Residual Adenocarcinoma After Total Neoadjuvant Therapy to Improve Organ Preservation Rates

  • NCT04263285 · started 2026-10 · NA

    Treatment of Depression Post-SCI

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05318053, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT05318053 (mid enrollment · single site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.