LGBTQ-Affirmative CBT Training for Mental Healthcare Improvement

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Recruiting

Research Sponsored by Yale University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 4-month follow-up, 8-month follow-up, 12-month follow-up, and 24-month follow-up

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will train MHPs in the US to provide LGBTQ-affirming CBT, a proven mental health treatment.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for mental health providers working at selected LGBTQ centers in the U.S. They must be adults providing psychotherapy and identify as LGBTQ. Clients can participate if they're legally able to consent to treatment in their state and serve at least one SGM client. Experienced LGBTQ-affirmative CBT providers are excluded.

What is being tested?

The study tests different methods of implementing LGBTQ-affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) across various community centers: direct training, local supervision, or just providing materials without further guidance.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves educational interventions rather than medical treatments, traditional physical side effects aren't expected; however, participants may experience stress or emotional discomfort during the learning process.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 4-month follow-up, 8-month follow-up, 12-month follow-up, and 24-month follow-up

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~4-month follow-up, 8-month follow-up, 12-month follow-up, and 24-month follow-up

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 4-month follow-up, 8-month follow-up, 12-month follow-up, and 24-month follow-up for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change in Client Depression Symptoms

Change in Provider Implementation Fidelity

Secondary study objectives

Change in Adaptation to Local Contexts and Clients

Change in Adoption of LGBTQ-affirmative CBT

Change in Client Alcohol Use Behavior

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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Materials OnlyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The Materials Only arm will have access to a digital suite of online training materials for LGBTQ-Affirmative CBT prepared by the research team.

Group II: Local SupervisionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

In addition to receiving the online training materials and live webinars, the Local Supervision arm will receive guidance from an on-site clinical supervisor, who will be nominated by the center director as someone with substantial CBT experience.

Group III: Direct TrainingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

In addition to receiving access to the online training materials, the Direct Training arm will receive 12 weekly 1-hour live webinars on delivering LGBTQ-affirmative CBT led by our four expert trainers.

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