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

NCT06409975 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2025-07-11

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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.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH
  • University of Rhode Island

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jordon D Bosse, PhD · University of Rhode Island

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-06-12
Primary Completion
2028-03-31
Completion
2028-08-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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