Status:

UNKNOWN

Simulated Conversation Training for Mental Healthcare Providers to Improve Care for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals

Lead Sponsor:

SIMmersion, LLC

Collaborating Sponsors:

Towson University

Conditions:

Gender Affirming Communication Skills

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Phase I: Eligible participants (n=20) will be recruited to participate in a feasibility evaluation of the client intake module to be developed. Participants will complete pre- and post-intervention kn...

Detailed Description

Phase I: In order to assess feasibility and measure success in development, the team will recruit 20 providers in training from multiple sites around the United States to utilize the Intake Module to...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Phase I:
  • Feasibility Evaluation: Participants (n=20) will be masters and doctoral candidates from M.A. and Ph.D. psychology programs. Participants will meet the following inclusion criteria:
  • (1) Currently enrolled full-time in one of the following programs: The University of Massachusetts-Boston Clinical Ph.D. Program, the University of Kentucky M.A. and Ph.D. programs in Counseling Psychology, the University of Tennessee Ph.D. program in Counseling Psychology, and the Palo Alto University Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology (see letters of support).
  • Participants will be excluded for the following:
  • No participants will be excluded on the basis of race, gender, background, or ethnicity.
  • Implementation Focus Group (n=6):
  • Participants will be included if they are the director of a psychology program or provider training organization. Participants will be excluded if they have (1) uncorrected vision or hearing problems that prevent using the software. No participants will be excluded on the basis of race, gender, background, or ethnicity.
  • Phase II:
  • Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT):
  • In Phase II participants (n=100) in the Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) are students enrolled in graduate clinical and counselling psychology programs in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area. The study will include male and female subjects, all 18 years of age or older. One-Hundred (100) participants will be enrolled, from those that apply by a specified deadline, that meet the following inclusion criteria:
  • (1) Currently enrolled full-time in one of the following programs: Towson University Counseling M.A. Program, Towson University Clinical M.A. Program, Howard University Counseling Ph.D. program, and The George Washington University graduate program in LGBT Health (see letters of support).
  • Participants will be excluded if:
  • No participants will be excluded on the basis of race, gender, background, or ethnicity.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 1 2019

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    October 2 2021

    Estimated Enrollment :

    120 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04820088

    Start Date

    April 1 2019

    End Date

    October 2 2021

    Last Update

    March 29 2021

    Active Locations (2)

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    SIMmersion

    Columbia, Maryland, United States, 21046

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    Towson University

    Towson, Maryland, United States, 21252