Affirmative Psychotherapy for Sexual Minority Women's Mental and Behavioral Health (NCT05509166) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Affirmative Psychotherapy for Sexual Minority Women's Mental and Behavioral Health
United States450 participantsStarted 2023-02-01
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this 2-arm randomized controlled trial is to assess the efficacy of a 10-session lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ)-affirmative cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy (CBT) delivered via telehealth in a large sample of sexual minority women (SMW) in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The investigators will assess whether the EQuIP (Empowering Queer Identities in Psychotherapy) treatment demonstrates significant reductions in heavy drinking (HD) and mental health symptoms (e.g., depression) compared to LGBTQ-affirmative treatment-as-usual.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion criteria
✓. be 18 years of age or older
✓. be fluent in English
✓. self-identify as lesbian, bisexual, queer, pansexual, or other non-heterosexual identity
Exclusion criteria
✕. report current mental health treatment ≥1 day/mo
✕. report having received any CBT in the past 3 months
✕. report current alcohol or drug abuse treatment, except mutual self-help (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous)
✕. need alcohol detoxification indicated by ≥9 on Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol-Revised (CIWA-Ar)
✕. exhibit active psychosis or active mania, as assessed by the Structured Clinical Interviews for DSM-5 Disorders (SCID) Psych Screen
✕. exhibit active suicidality or active homicidality, as assessed by the SCID-Psych Screen
✕. be currently legally mandated to attend treatment
What they're measuring
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Change in heavy drinking
Timeframe: Baseline, 4-month follow-up, 8-month follow-up, and 12-month follow-up