Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Combating the Effects of Race-Related Stress Among Black Adolescents

• Sponsor: Children's Hospital Los Angeles (Other)
• Overall Status: Not yet recruiting
• CT.gov ID: NCT05685368
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 30
• Location: 1
• Arm: 1
• Anticipated Duration (Months): 17
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 1.8

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The current study seeks to build on previous research that demonstrates the efficacy of ACT in combating stigma by investigating the feasibility and acceptability of a protocol to support Black adolescents and young adults in coping with race related stress. The study will consist of a small, purposeful, non-randomized sample (N = 30) of clients enrolled into a 10-session ACT group. The group will be offered as part of regular clinical care at the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine. Three consecutive groups will be run with approximately 8-10 participants in each group over the next year.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Race-related Stress	Behavioral: ACT for Race Related Stress	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Anticipated Enrollment: 30 participants
• Allocation: N/A
• Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: The Healing Power of Acceptance: Evaluating the Efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Combating the Effects of Race-Related Stress Among Black Adolescents
• Anticipated Study Start Date: Mar 1, 2023
• Anticipated Primary Completion Date: Jul 31, 2024
• Anticipated Study Completion Date: Jul 31, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Acceptance Commitment Therapy This study will use a 10-session ACT protocol to support Black adolescents and young adults in coping with race related stress.	Behavioral: ACT for Race Related Stress; This intervention will be guided by: Payne, J. S. (2022). Out of the Fire: Healing Black Trauma Caused by Systemic Racism Using Acceptance and commitment Therapy New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Race-Related Stress [10 weeks]

   Index of Race-Related Stress (IRRS)-Brief Version

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Psychological Flexibility [10 weeks]

   Acceptance and Action Questionnaire

2. Racial Socialization [10 weeks]

   Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity-Teen (MIBI-t)

3. Depression [10 weeks]

   PHQ-9

4. Anxiety [10 weeks]

   GAD-7

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 13 Years to 21 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• Identify as Black/African American

• English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

• Prisoners or youth in detention centers will be excluded.

• Not capable of participating meaningfully in the assent/consent process.

• Being at significant risk for suicide and self-injury

• Currently experiencing psychosis

• Having severe health concerns that will impact study participation or attendance

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Children's Hospital Los Angeles	Los Angeles	California	United States	90027

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Children's Hospital Los Angeles
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05685368
• Other Study ID Numbers: APP-22-06506
• First Posted: Jan 17, 2023
• Last Update Posted: Jan 17, 2023
• Last Verified: Jan 1, 2023

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: No
• Plan to Share IPD: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jan 17, 2023