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

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.

Conditions

Discrimination, Social, Health Care Utilization

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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.

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

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

Condition
Discrimination, Social
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Los Angeles

APLA Health, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90016

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.

For general information about clinical research, read Learn About Studies.

Eligibility Criteria

  • * 18 years of age or older
  • * Biologically male at birth
  • * Identify as male
  • * Self-identify as a Black/African American
  • * Report having sex with men in the past 24 months
  • * Anticipate being in Los Angeles County and available for the next 12 months to attend study visits
  • * Able to interact and communicate in written and spoken English.
  • * Unwilling/Unable to provide informed consent
  • * Cisgender women
  • * Transgender women
  • * Transgender men

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

RAND,

Laura Bogart, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, RAND

Study Record Dates

2025-06-01