Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Stress Among Black Gender Minority Women
This study is testing a behavioral intervention to help Black gender minority women manage psychological distress (stress, anxiety, and depression) caused by chronic stigma. The intervention involves 7 module-based group sessions, co-led by a community expert and a public health nurse, with additional online educational content and social resources. The study aims to see if this intervention is practical and effective. You may be able to join if you are a Black gender minority woman, 18 years or older, assigned male at birth, speak English, and are not currently in mental health treatment. The study will measure how many people stay in the intervention, how long it takes to enroll participants, and how well participants attend sessions. The current recruitment status is unclear.
- Study design
- This interventional study plans to enroll 40 participants. It uses an adaptive intervention approach with 7 module-based sessions.
- What's involved
- You would participate in weekly group sessions for up to 12 weeks. Your attendance and adherence will be tracked for 2 weeks after the intervention.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your attendance and adherence will be measured for 2 weeks after the intervention.
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Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Stress Among Black Gender Minority Women
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Athena DF Sherman, PhD, PHN, RN · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Emory University
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What this trial measures
- Intervention Retention RateThroughout the intervention (up to 12 weeks)
number screened per month; number enrolled per month and per source; rate of eligibility ≥40%); (≥50% retention rate; reasons for dropouts; acute crisis or avoidance behaviors; incentive structure);
- Average time delay from screening to enrollment and average time to enroll enough participants to form cohortsFrom screening to Baseline
The average time it takes for participants to be screened and complete enrollment depending on the study cohorts
- Overall attendance/adherence2 weeks post-intervention
Session attendance ≥67%; online engagement with educational material via click counts
- Changes in the intervention fidelityThroughout the intervention (up to 12 weeks)
Fidelity rates within and between interventionists; range from 0-3, with 2 or higher indicative of high fidelity per domain via the Seeking Safety Adherence Scale (SASS). Tailoring of the SASS will be based on the format used to deliver the intervention content and the focus of the content. For example, the original scale has the following items that may not be appropriate for the created intervention: "Focused on how the topic related to substance use; Gave handouts and made use of them during the session." Thus, these items may be removed or modified to align with content delivery and subject matter. The SASS will be used to periodically assess the fidelity of intervention delivery among each interventionist. Mean scores will be compared between interventionists and scores below 80% will require remediation in the form of individual training with the PI and the interventionist.
- Changes in the proportion of acceptabilityBaseline, Mid-intervention (3-6 weeks from baseline assessment), 2 weeks post intervention, 3 months post-intervention
assessment acceptability will be assessed by calculating the proportion of planned assessments that are completed and satisfaction ratings ≥75%; duration of assessment visits; reasons for dropouts);
- Changes in the Intervention acceptabilityThroughout the intervention (up to 2 weeks post-intervention)
intervention acceptability (acceptability ≥75%; qualitative assessments; reasons for dropouts; preference/satisfaction ratings ≥75% via Client satisfaction questionnaire); Client satisfaction questionnaire (CSQ-8; Cronbach's alpha .93; 8-item; 4-point Likert) will be administered at the end of every intervention session to address individual session utility and at T3 for overall satisfaction
- Accessibility of the interventionThroughout the intervention (up to 2 weeks post-intervention)
intervention accessibility (qualitative assessments; reasons for dropouts and adherence; technological literacy; ability to access reliable internet). There is no scale for this instrument.