Rainbow Mind: Examining the effectiveness and mechanisms of change of a mindfulness and compassion based self-care intervention tailored for the LGBTQIA+ community

A randomised controlled trial of an 8-week mindfulness and compassion based self-care intervention tailored for the LGBTQIA+ community

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN11568927

Enrollment

300

Registered

2020-02-12

Start date

2019-06-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-08

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Conditions

Mental health and well-being of the LGBTQIA+ community Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental health and well-being of the LGBTQIA+ community

Interventions

The target intervention condition is a novel 8-week mindfulness-based compassion intervention tailored to the unique lived-experiences and psychological struggles of LGBTQIA+ individuals. The core of

the other arms is a waitlist control which receives the RadSec intervention 8 weeks after the active group complete their intervention (i.e. 16 weeks from the start of the trial). RadSec is an 8-week

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Self-identified LGBTQIA+ individuals 2. Aged 18 years or older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Current suicidal intentions at the time of participant recruitment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
General well-being and mental health measured by the GHQ-12 at baseline, after 8 weeks (completion of intervention) and 4 months post randomisation	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Assessed at baseline, after 8 weeks and 4 months): 1. Anxiety measured using the GAD-7 2. Depression measured using the PHQ-9 3. Shame measured using the Experience of shame scale 4. Mindfulness measured using the FFMQ-15 5. Self-compassion measured using the Self-compassion scale (SCS) 6. Rigid perfectionism and self-critical perfectionism measured using the subscales from the Big Three Perfectionism Scale 7. Rumination measured using the subscale of the RRQ 8. Concern for self, measured using a belief updating task Process of change measures (assessed weekly over the 8 weeks): 9. Mindfulness measured using the FFMQ-15 10. Self-compassion measured using the Self-compassion scale - short form (SCS-SF) 11. Cognitive fusion measured using the cognitive fusion questionnaire (CFQ) 12. Rumination measured using the subscale of the RRQ 13. Depression, anxiety, and stress measured using the DASS-21	—

Measure

Time frame

Assessed at baseline, after 8 weeks and 4 months): 1. Anxiety measured using the GAD-7 2. Depression measured using the PHQ-9 3. Shame measured using the Experience of shame scale 4. Mindfulness measured using the FFMQ-15 5. Self-compassion measured using the Self-compassion scale (SCS) 6. Rigid perfectionism and self-critical perfectionism measured using the subscales from the Big Three Perfectionism Scale 7. Rumination measured using the subscale of the RRQ 8. Concern for self, measured using a belief updating task Process of change measures (assessed weekly over the 8 weeks): 9. Mindfulness measured using the FFMQ-15 10. Self-compassion measured using the Self-compassion scale - short form (SCS-SF) 11. Cognitive fusion measured using the cognitive fusion questionnaire (CFQ) 12. Rumination measured using the subscale of the RRQ 13. Depression, anxiety, and stress measured using the DASS-21

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactMarkus;Miia Greenwood;Chambers

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markus@mindinsalford.org.uk;Miia.Chambers@mindchwf.org.uk01612124881;020 8525 2326

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026