RECRUITING

Still Climbin': An Intervention to Improve Coping Among Black Sexual Minority Men

Study Overview

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Description

This study consists of a randomized controlled trial of a multi-session cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) group intervention that addresses coping with discrimination and medical mistrust among Black sexual minority men (SMM). Primary intervention objectives include increasing health care engagement and receipt of evidence-based preventive care, as well as better coping and reduced anticipated and internalized stigma, and medical mistrust among intervention participants.

Official Title

Still Climbin': A Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Coping, Medical Mistrust, and Healthcare Engagement Among Black Sexual Minority Men

Quick Facts

Study Start:2021-02-09
Study Completion:2025-06-01
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT04587869

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:MALE
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * 18 years of age or older
  2. * Biologically male at birth
  3. * Identify as male
  4. * Self-identify as a Black/African American
  5. * Report having sex with men in the past 24 months
  6. * Anticipate being in Los Angeles County and available for the next 12 months to attend study visits
  7. * Able to interact and communicate in written and spoken English.
  1. * Unwilling/Unable to provide informed consent
  2. * Cisgender women
  3. * Transgender women
  4. * Transgender men

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Laura Bogart, PhD
CONTACT
(310) 393-0411
lbogart@rand.org
Terry Marsh, MPH
CONTACT
(310) 393-0411
tmarsh@rand.org

Principal Investigator

Laura Bogart, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
RAND

Study Locations (Sites)

APLA Health
Los Angeles, California, 90016
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: RAND

  • Laura Bogart, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, RAND

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2021-02-09
Study Completion Date2025-06-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2021-02-09
Study Completion Date2025-06-01

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Black/African American sexual minority men

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Discrimination, Social
  • Health Care Utilization