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PRIDE Intervention for Eating Disorders in Sexual Minorities

This study is testing a new intervention called Promoting Resilience to Improve Disordered Eating (PRIDE). It aims to help sexual minority individuals (like gay, lesbian, bisexual, or other non-heterosexual identities) who have an eating disorder. The goal is to see if PRIDE can reduce internalized stigma (negative feelings about one's own sexual identity) and improve coping skills for stress related to being a sexual minority. To join, you must be between 18 and 65 years old, identify as a sexual minority, and have an eating disorder diagnosis (such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge eating disorder). The study will measure changes in internalized homophobia, implicit associations with sexual orientation, and coping self-efficacy (your belief in your ability to cope) over 3 and 6 months. The current status of the study is unclear, and it plans to enroll 30 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study that plans to enroll 30 participants. The phase of the study is not specified.
What's involved
You will complete a telephone screen and a behavioral eligibility screening, which includes structured clinical interviews to confirm an eating disorder diagnosis.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 3 and 6 months after the intervention to measure changes in various factors.

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NCT06565637

Targeting Minority Stressors to Improve Eating Disorder Symptoms in Sexual Minority Individuals With Eating Disorders

Active, Not Recruiting
PHASE1Ages 18–65InterventionalTreatment
Auburn University
~30 participants
Updated 2026-07-24 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Promoting Resilience to Improve Disordered Eating

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 2 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Internalized Homophobia Scale (IHP)
Measured over Change from Baseline through 3- and 6-month follow-up
+2 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Eating Disorders
Sexual Minorities

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Where it's being run

2 sites across 2 states
Alabama1
California1

Study leadership

  • Tiffany Brown, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Auburn University
  • Aaron Blashill, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · San Diego State University

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

age 18 to 65 years
identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, other non-heterosexual identities
meet criteria for a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - 5 (DSM-5) eating disorder (i.e., anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, other specified feeding or eating disorder)
reports current (past 12 months) experience with discrimination due to sexual orientation;
speaks English
has internet access and a working webcam
reside (and plan to continue to reside for the study duration) in California or one of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT) states
able to provide informed consent

Exclusion

inability to speak/read English
active suicidal plans or intent
other major untreated psychiatric diagnoses (e.g., untreated bipolar disorder, untreated psychosis)
body mass index below 17.0, a standard clinical cutoff used to denote moderate-severe underweight that may be indicated for a higher level of medical care than standard outpatient treatment

What this trial measures

  • Internalized Homophobia Scale (IHP)Change from Baseline through 3- and 6-month follow-up

    Assesses internalized stigma (9 items, 5-point scale, higher scores indicate greater internalized stigma).

  • Sexual Orientation Implicit Association TestChange from Baseline through 3- and 6-month follow-up

    Assesses internalized stigma via computerized behavioral task involving categorizing positive/negative words with sexual minority and heterosexual people.

  • Coping Self Efficacy Scale (CSES)Change from Baseline through 3- and 6-month follow-up

    Assesses sexual minority(SM)-stress coping self efficacy, as adapted for address SM stress in prior research (13 items, 11-point scale, higher scores indicate greater SM-stress coping self-efficacy).