Evaluation of the Journeys of Shared Resilience group program among Black sexual minority men in Washington, DC

Evaluation of Journeys of Shared Resilience: a group program to address intersectional stigmas, and support shared resiliency and HIV wellness, among Black sexual minority men in Washington, DC

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN14264476

Enrollment

Registered

2024-10-09

Start date

2024-10-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-10-21

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Conditions

Prevention of internalized stigma and depression and promotion of community connectedness among Black sexual minority men Not Applicable

Interventions

Group program based on affirmative cognitive behavioral therapy, with four curriculum-based sessions, each ~2.5 hours long, facilitated by trained community health workers. The program will be evaluat

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Lives or works in the city of DC or neighboring Prince George’s County, Maryland 2. Age 18 years or older 3. Self-reported sexual orientation is gay/sexual minority man/MSM 4. Self-reported sex assigned at birth is male 5. Self-reported race is Black/African American 6. Has ready access to a personal computer, tablet, or smartphone with a connection to the internet 7. Speaks English well enough to read English study-related documents and participate in the intervention, conducted in English 8. Willing and able to participate in the intervention/study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participated in previous formative research related to the program 2. Do not agree to participate in either the group sessions or study surveys

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Intersectional internalized stigma, as measured by several scales (including a nine-item scale adapted from scale developed by Dr Lisa Bowleg and colleagues), at baseline and 3-month post assessments	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Acceptability of program, measured using survey responses to a set of 11 satisfaction questions at the end of the final program session, plus themes elucidated from post-assessment in-depth/group interviews 2. Depression measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 at baseline and 3-month post assessments 3. Community connectedness measured by a nine-item Community Connectedness scale, at baseline and 3-month post assessments 4. Exploratory outcome: self-reported current PrEP use at baseline and 3-month post assessments	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Acceptability of program, measured using survey responses to a set of 11 satisfaction questions at the end of the final program session, plus themes elucidated from post-assessment in-depth/group interviews 2. Depression measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 at baseline and 3-month post assessments 3. Community connectedness measured by a nine-item Community Connectedness scale, at baseline and 3-month post assessments 4. Exploratory outcome: self-reported current PrEP use at baseline and 3-month post assessments

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Countries

United States of America

Contacts

Public ContactAnn Gottert

agottert@popcouncil.org+1 (0)202 237 9400

Outcome results

None listed

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