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LGBTQ-Inclusive Care Training for Alzheimer's Disease (MILLS Trial)

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Recruiting

Led By Tetyanna Shippee, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Minnesota

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 6 months post-intervention

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will test whether training the long-term care workforce in sexual and gender minority culturally responsive care improves care for patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementia.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for licensed Minnesota nursing or housing services staff who manage or supervise at least 5 people. They must be willing to review policies and environment now and in 6 months, and speak/read English. It's not for those unable to communicate in English.

What is being tested?

The study compares two training programs aimed at improving care for LGBTQ seniors with Alzheimer's or related dementia: an in-person program (TTS) versus an online version (eTTS), against a waitlist control group, to see which is more effective.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves educational training programs rather than medical treatments, traditional physical side effects are not applicable. Participants may experience the time commitment as a potential burden.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 months post-intervention

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 months post-intervention

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months post-intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary study objectives

Competence in SGM Care

Environment change

Skills assessment

Secondary study objectives

Health care empathy

SGM attitudes

SGM knowledge

+1 more

Other study objectives

Agency demographics

Discrimination experience at work

SGM estimate

+2 more

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

Active Control

Group I: Training to Serve online training (eTTS)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants are provided a unique identifier to access the online website. The opening page welcomes them to the study, then directs them to the chunked consent materials and baseline survey. As soon as they have completed this, they receive access to the intervention, which for management is expected to take 1-2 hours and for staff, 30-45 minutes (i.e., the online equivalent of 3-4 and 1 hour, respectively). After completion of the required modules, participants receive access to the optional modules as well as the posttest survey to evaluate the training. Once the post-test is complete, they are thanked for their involvement and informed they will receive an e-mail to access a follow-up survey in six months' time.

Group II: Training to Serve (TTS) in person trainingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants are provided access to the pretest one week before the training. On the day of training, when the trainers arrive, participants have a final opportunity to complete the baseline survey before the intervention. Tablets will be available to complete pre- and post- surveys. The training for management takes 3-4 hours, and for staff, one hour. For consistency and feasibility, both trainings are conducted by the same trainers at the same visit. Immediately after the intervention, participants complete the post-intervention seminar evaluation assessing knowledge and attitudes/comfort in serving SGM clients.

Group III: Waitlist controlActive Control1 Intervention

Participants complete the baseline survey, then they receive a note thanking them for completing all activities and informing them the intervention will be available in 6 months' time.

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