NCT07217795

Recovery Through Inhibitory Learning, Self-Efficacy Building, Problem Solving, and Community Building

Developing a Telehealth Intervention for Alcohol and Trauma Among LGBTQ+ People

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Rhode Island · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a two-part study to develop and test a brief, virtual therapy program for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people who have experienced trauma and use alcohol. Phase 1: You'll be invited to share your perspective to help make the program relevant, inclusive, and affirming. Phase 2: You may have the opportunity to try the adapted program by receiving free virtual therapy with LGBTQ+-affirming therapists.

Conditions

• Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
• PTSD

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	CBT + expressive writing	This study will test a remotely delivered intervention combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Expressive Writing (EW) to address unhealthy alcohol use and traumatic stress among sexual minority women (SMW; e.g., lesbian, bisexual women) and transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals. The intervention, called Recovery through Inhibitory Learning, Self-Efficacy Building, Problem-Solving, and Community Building (RISE), integrates CBT modules on assertiveness, problem-solving in high-risk situations, and building social connections with a brief EW program tailored to SMW and TGD participants. Four modules from the Unified Protocol (UP), a transdiagnostic CBT approach, will be adapted: (1) psychoeducation, goal setting, and motivational enhancement; (2) mindful emotional awareness; (3) cognitive flexibility; and (4) countering emotion-driven behaviors.
BEHAVIORAL	Wait-List Control	Participants assigned to the wait-list will not receive active treatment during the study period but will be offered the RISE intervention afterward.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-11-30
• Primary completion: 2026-11-01
• Completion: 2028-09-01
• First posted: 2025-10-16
• Last updated: 2025-12-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States