Minority Stress Counseling for LGBTQ+ Individuals

Part of paid clinical trials in Birmingham, Alabama.

Sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Study ID
NCT06614868
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Minority Stress

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy — BEHAVIORAL
    Up to 16 session of unstructured counseling therapy informed by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy tradition.
  • Treatment as Usual (TAU) — BEHAVIORAL
    Unstructured counseling

Study Details

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer+ (LGBTQ+) individuals experience a breadth of mental health disparities. Reducing these disparities is an area of key psychological research. Minority stress is theorized to be an underlying source of the disparities (Meyer, 2003). Minority stress can be conceptualized as the internalized stigma that results from experiences of social marginalization. By reducing minority stress, it is hypothesized that generalized mental illness indicators might be reduced and indicators of wellbeing increased.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 15, 2025
Status verified
Jun 2025
Primary completion
Aug 1, 2026
Completion
Aug 15, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
80 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Treatment Group
    Participants receiving acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Active Comparator: Treatment as usual
    Unstructured counseling intervention

Primary Outcome Measure

Depression [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirminghamAlabama35294
Nicholas Borgogna, PhD
[email protected]
435258961
Nicholas Borgogna
Nicholas Borgogna, PhQ (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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