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2024-05-06 @ 2:24 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 1:31 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT04318769
Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2023-11-30
First Post:
2020-03-18
Brief Title:
An Affirmative Coping Skills Intervention to Improve Mental and Sexual Health of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Sponsor:
University of Toronto
Organization:
University of Toronto
Study Overview
Official Title:
An Affirmative Coping Skills Intervention to Improve Mental and Sexual Health of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth AFFIRM A Stepped Wedge Waitlist Crossover Trial
Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2023-11
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
AFFIRM
Brief Summary:
AFFIRM is an 8-session manualized group coping skills intervention focused on reducing sexual risk behaviours and psychosocial distress among SGMY AFFIRM is delivered by two facilitators primarily social workers and peers through a combination of education and rehearsal ie simulation of real-life experiences in a manner that affirms participants sexual and gender minority identities and experiences AFFIRM is being tested in a five-year trial using a stepped wedge waitlist crossover design where all participants receive the intervention in clusters
Detailed Description:
Session 1 focus
Introduction to cognitive behavioral therapy CBT exploring lesbian gay bisexual transgender and queer LGBTQ identities and understanding minority stress
Session 1 activities
Introductions
Discussing the theory and purpose of CBT approaches
Exploring stress and minority stress
Understanding the causes of stress in our lives
Session 2 focus
Understanding the impact of anti-LGBTQ attitudes and behaviors on stress
Session 2 activities
Check in and review
Examining homophobia heterosexism and transphobia at the individual institutional and cultural level
Identifying how these experiences impact thoughts feelings and behaviors
Fostering strategies for both coping with and combating anti-LGBTQ discrimination at all levels
Session 3 focus
Understanding how thoughts impact feelings
Session 3 activities
Check in and review
Distinguishing between thoughts and feelings
Exploring how thoughts influence feelings and behaviors
Identifying counterproductive thinking patterns
Recognizing negative self-talk and feelings of hopelessness
Learning thought stopping
Session 4 focus
Using thoughts to change feelings
Session 4 activities
Check in and review
Increasing positive thinking and feelings of hope
Changing negative thoughts to positive thoughts
Challenging negative thinking and internalized homophobianegative feelings through the ABCD activating event belief consequence and debate method
Session 5 focus
Exploring how activities impact feelings
Session 5 activities
Check in and review
Examining the impact of various activities on feelings
Identifying supportive and identity-affirming activities
The impact of LGBTQ-affirming activities on feelings
Session 6 focus
Planning to overcome counterproductive thoughts and negative feelings
Session 6 activities
Check in and review
Distinguishing between clear and unclear goals
Identifying short mid- and long-term goals
Creating a sexual health plan
Fostering hope for the future
Session 7 focus
Understanding the impact of minority stress and anti-LGBTQ attitudes or behaviors on social relationships
Session 7 activities
Check in and review
Anti-LGBTQ discrimination can lead to feelings of discomfort around others
Responding to discrimination or harassment in social situations
Learning to be assertive
Session 8 focus
Putting it all together developing safe supportive and identity-affirming social networks
Session 8 activities
Check in and review
Maintaining a healthy social network attending to thoughts expectations feelings and behaviors within relationships
Identifying a plan for building a supportive network
Introduction to cognitive behavioral therapy CBT exploring lesbian gay bisexual transgender and queer LGBTQ identities and understanding minority stress
Session 1 activities
Introductions
Discussing the theory and purpose of CBT approaches
Exploring stress and minority stress
Understanding the causes of stress in our lives
Session 2 focus
Understanding the impact of anti-LGBTQ attitudes and behaviors on stress
Session 2 activities
Check in and review
Examining homophobia heterosexism and transphobia at the individual institutional and cultural level
Identifying how these experiences impact thoughts feelings and behaviors
Fostering strategies for both coping with and combating anti-LGBTQ discrimination at all levels
Session 3 focus
Understanding how thoughts impact feelings
Session 3 activities
Check in and review
Distinguishing between thoughts and feelings
Exploring how thoughts influence feelings and behaviors
Identifying counterproductive thinking patterns
Recognizing negative self-talk and feelings of hopelessness
Learning thought stopping
Session 4 focus
Using thoughts to change feelings
Session 4 activities
Check in and review
Increasing positive thinking and feelings of hope
Changing negative thoughts to positive thoughts
Challenging negative thinking and internalized homophobianegative feelings through the ABCD activating event belief consequence and debate method
Session 5 focus
Exploring how activities impact feelings
Session 5 activities
Check in and review
Examining the impact of various activities on feelings
Identifying supportive and identity-affirming activities
The impact of LGBTQ-affirming activities on feelings
Session 6 focus
Planning to overcome counterproductive thoughts and negative feelings
Session 6 activities
Check in and review
Distinguishing between clear and unclear goals
Identifying short mid- and long-term goals
Creating a sexual health plan
Fostering hope for the future
Session 7 focus
Understanding the impact of minority stress and anti-LGBTQ attitudes or behaviors on social relationships
Session 7 activities
Check in and review
Anti-LGBTQ discrimination can lead to feelings of discomfort around others
Responding to discrimination or harassment in social situations
Learning to be assertive
Session 8 focus
Putting it all together developing safe supportive and identity-affirming social networks
Session 8 activities
Check in and review
Maintaining a healthy social network attending to thoughts expectations feelings and behaviors within relationships
Identifying a plan for building a supportive network
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None