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GAP Training for Mental Health Provider Education

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Maggi Price, PhD
Research Sponsored by Boston College
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6-month to 12-month followup
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to improve mental health care for gender minority youth by testing an intervention to increase providers' use of gender-affirming practices. A future RCT will assess feasibility and acceptability.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for English-speaking mental health providers working with youth aged 12-25, gender minority youth (GMY) within the same age range receiving services at the pilot site, and their caregivers. Providers must be employed by the pilot site. GMY and caregivers must also identify as a gender minority.
What is being tested?
The study aims to develop and test a training program called Gender-Affirming Psychotherapy (GAP) Training for mental health professionals. It will evaluate if this training can improve care for gender minority youth through an open trial before moving on to a larger randomized controlled trial.
What are the potential side effects?
Since this intervention involves professional training rather than medical or pharmaceutical treatment, traditional side effects are not applicable. However, there may be psychological impacts from discussions during therapy that could affect participants.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6-month to 12-month followup
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6-month to 12-month followup 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 provider participant assessment completion rates at 12-month followup (feasibility of conducting a larger trial)
Change in provider participant assessment completion rates at 6-month followup (feasibility of conducting a larger trial)
Change in provider participant assessment completion rates at post-training (feasibility of conducting a larger trial)
+3 more
Secondary study objectives
Client behavioral engagement by session attendance
Client behavioral engagement by session participation
Ohio Functioning Scale (client functioning)
+5 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Gender-Affirming Psychotherapy (GAP)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
The single-arm intervention study will test an online asynchronous gender-affirming training intervention called "GAP Training."

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)NIH
2,936 Previous Clinical Trials
2,741,810 Total Patients Enrolled
Boston CollegeLead Sponsor
39 Previous Clinical Trials
48,828 Total Patients Enrolled
Maggi Price, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorBoston College School of Social Work

Media Library

Gender-Affirming Psychotherapy (GAP) Training Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05626231 — N/A
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) Research Study Groups: Gender-Affirming Psychotherapy (GAP)
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) Clinical Trial 2023: Gender-Affirming Psychotherapy (GAP) Training Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05626231 — N/A
Gender-Affirming Psychotherapy (GAP) Training 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05626231 — N/A
~71 spots leftby Dec 2025