NCT06409975

Feasibility and Acceptability of Mindful Self-Compassion Among Transgender and Nonbinary Young Adults

Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of Mindful Self-Compassion Among Transgender and Nonbinary Young Adults

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Rhode Island · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this single-arm feasibility study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an 8-week mindful self-compassion intervention and associated data-collection plan among transgender and nonbinary young adults. Participants will be asked to: * Complete weekly 2.5-hour virtual classes for 8 weeks and a 4-hour virtual retreat * Practice specific activities in between classes for 20-30 minutes a day * Answer survey questions before starting the intervention, half-way through the intervention, after the intervention, and 3-months after the intervention ends.

Detailed description

The specific aims of this study are to: 1) evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) intervention and data collection plan (pre-, post-, 3-month follow-up) with 5 consecutive groups of transgender and nonbinary young adults (TNYA), 2) evaluate the usability of MSC intervention activities by TNYA and determine whether MSC activities need to be tailored for TNYA, and 3) explore data collected throughout each intervention implementation to evaluate patterns of missingness and potential participant burden, intervention adherence, and reasons for dropout.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC)	MSC is an 8-week virtual intervention with weekly 2.5-hour sessions and a 4-hour retreat (between sessions 5 and 6) which will take place online via HIPAA-compliant Zoom. Each weekly session includes an opening meditation, reflection on weekly practice, short teaching, a weekly core meditation or informal practice discussion, short break, brief centering practice, weekly core reflective activity and discussion, and self compassion skill of the week practice. The 4-hour retreat is focused on engaging with the formal practices that have been taught in weeks 1-5.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-06-12
• Primary completion: 2028-03-31
• Completion: 2028-08-30
• First posted: 2024-05-10
• Last updated: 2025-07-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States