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ArticleContemporary clinical trials2024

A compassion microintervention targeting stress reactivity among sexual minority women and transgender/nonbinary people: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Emily C Helminen, Kriti Behari, Jillian R Scheer

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Article in Contemporary clinical trials, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05949060 (Dating and Sexual Violence Among Sexual Minority Women Living in Central New York), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Dating and Sexual Violence Among Sexual Minority Women Living in Central New York (Project DAWN), Study B: Pilot RCT

TypeinterventionalSponsorSyracuse UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled39ConditionsStress Reaction, Sexuality, CompassionArmsCompassion Intervention
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Emily C HelminenCenter for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode, Island. Electronic address: emily_helminen@brown.edu.
Kriti BehariDepartment of Psychology, Syracuse University, Marley Education Center, 352 Irving Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210, United States of America.
Jillian R ScheerDepartment of Psychology, College of Health Sciences, University of Rhode Island, 142 Flagg Road, Kingston, Rhode, Island.

Funding

Substance Abuse Intervention/Outcome Research TrainingT32DA016184 · NIDA · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI Damaris J. Rohsenow, JENNIFER W. TIDEY · 2003 to 2026
$6.1M
Testing a Biopsychosocial Model of Violence Exposure, Minority Stressors, and Hazardous Drinking among Sexual Minority WomenK01AA028239 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND · PI SCHEER, JILLIAN R · 2021 to 2025
$1.0M
NIAAA NIH HHS K01 AA028239NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA016184
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveSexual minority women (SMW) and transgender and/or nonbinary (TNB) people report more adverse health outcomes (e.g., depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress, substance use) relative to heterosexual, cisgender people, often due to the additional stress burden from experiencing stigma. Physiological and emotional stress reactivity are mechanisms through which high cumulative stress contributes to adverse health outcomes. The randomized controlled trial (RCT) described in this study protocol examines whether a single-session compassion microintervention may attenuate physiological and emotional stress reactivity to the minority stress Trier Social Stress Test (MS-TSST) among SMW/TNB people. This study will also examine whether the compassion microintervention reduces depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and substance use from baseline to one-month follow-up, and assess microintervention acceptability.

methodsThis protocol describes a two-arm parallel RCT. Participants are recruited online and at in-person events (e.g., Pride events). Participants complete baseline measures online (e.g., demographics, anxiety symptoms) and then complete an in-person lab visit that includes the compassion microintervention (or no training control). Immediately after the intervention period, participants complete the MS-TSST. Measures of physiological (i.e., blood pressure, cortisol) and emotional (i.e., negative affect, state anxiety) reactivity are collected throughout the lab visit. Participants also complete a one-month follow-up survey. Participants randomized to the microintervention are invited to complete a semi-structured virtual interview about their experiences to assess acceptability.

conclusionFindings from this study could provide initial evidence that compassion microinterventions show promise in addressing stigma-related stress reactivity among SMW/TNB people. CLINICALTRIALS: govregistration:NCT05949060.

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AnxietyDepressionEmpathySexual and Gender MinoritiesStress, PsychologicalAdultFemaleHumansHydrocortisoneMaleRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSubstance-Related DisordersTransgender PersonsHydrocortisoneCompassionGender minoritySexual minorityStress reactivity

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PMID39121992
PMCPMC11788504

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