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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Coping with Discrimination

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Recruiting
Led By Laura Bogart, PhD
Research Sponsored by RAND
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Report having sex with men in the past 24 months
18 years of age or older
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline to 4-, 8-, and 12-months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing a CBT intervention to help Black sexual minority men cope with discrimination and mistrust of the medical system. The goal is to see if it increases health care engagement and evidence-based preventive care.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for Black sexual minority men over 18, who have had sex with other men in the past two years and will be in Los Angeles County for the next year. Participants must speak English and have been biologically male at birth. Transgender individuals and cisgender women cannot join.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests a cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) group intervention aimed at helping participants cope with discrimination, reduce medical mistrust, increase engagement in healthcare, and receive preventive care more consistently.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this is a psychological coping intervention rather than a drug treatment, traditional physical side effects are not expected. However, discussing sensitive topics may cause temporary emotional discomfort.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below
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I have had sexual relations with men in the last 2 years.
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I am 18 years old or older.
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I identify as male.
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I was assigned male at birth.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline to 4-, 8-, and 12-months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline to 4-, 8-, and 12-months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Increased proportion of participants receiving evidence-based care across conditions
Reduced proportion of participants who have inadequate healthcare utilization
Secondary outcome measures
Change in adaptive coping strategies

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The intervention is an 8-session cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) group intervention that addresses coping with discrimination and medical mistrust among Black sexual minority men (SMM).
Group II: No-treatment controlActive Control1 Intervention
Participants who are assigned to the control group will not receive the intervention.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

RANDLead Sponsor
137 Previous Clinical Trials
509,881 Total Patients Enrolled
University of Massachusetts, BostonOTHER
34 Previous Clinical Trials
15,232 Total Patients Enrolled
APLA HealthUNKNOWN
1 Previous Clinical Trials
300 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

CBT Coping Intervention (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04587869 — N/A
Social Discrimination Research Study Groups: Intervention, No-treatment control
Social Discrimination Clinical Trial 2023: CBT Coping Intervention Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04587869 — N/A
CBT Coping Intervention (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04587869 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is it possible for new participants to join this experiment at this time?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, the trial is actively recruiting and was initially posted on February 9th 2021. This project has since been amended on October 12th 2022 and requires 370 participants from a single site."

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How many individuals are eligible to participate in this experiment?

"Affirmative. According to the data found on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical experiment is in the process of enlisting participants since its original posting on February 9th 2021 and most recently updated on October 12th 2022. In total, 370 individuals must be enrolled at one specific site."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
California
What site did they apply to?
APLA Health
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
How many prior treatments have patients received?
0
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Still Climbin': An Intervention to Improve Coping Among Black Sexual Minority Men
2021. "Still Climbin': An Intervention to Improve Coping Among Black Sexual Minority Men". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04587869.
~94 spots leftby Jun 2025
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