Minnesota Inclusive LTSS for LGBTQ Seniors

Alzheimer Disease Clinical Trial

— MILLS  

Official title:

Training the Long-Term Services and Supports Dementia Care Workforce in Provision of Care to Sexual and Gender Minority Residents

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05530590
• Other study ID #: STUDY00014177
• Secondary ID: 5R01AG075734
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 31, 2024
• Est. completion date: July 4, 2026

Study information

• Verified date: June 2024
• Source: University of Minnesota
• Contact: Simon Rosser, PhD,MPH
• Phone: 612-624-0358
• Email: rosser[@]umn.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is designed to help improve the care of sexual and gender minority (SGM) with Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementia (AD/ADRD) in long-term services and supports (LTSS) by training the state's LTSS workforce in SGM culturally responsive care. The randomized controlled trial will rigorously test the effects of an in person versus an online training program on improving SGM culturally responsive care with a waitlist control.

Description:

The study involves conducting a 3-arm, stratified (management/staff), group (agency) randomized controlled trial (RCT) of the in-person vs. online intervention vs. waitlist control on organizational factors (i.e., environment and policy) and on staff knowledge, attitudes, and skills.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 760
• Est. completion date: July 4, 2026
• Est. primary completion date: April 21, 2026
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• licensure in Minnesota to provide nursing and/or as a housing with services establishment

• Willingness to undertake a policy and environment review at baseline and 6 months later

• having at least 5 managers/ supervisors and 5 staff.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants who cannot speak and read English

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alzheimer Disease
• Dementia

Intervention

Other:
• Training to Serve (TTS) in person training
Participants receive in person training.
• Training to Serve online training (eTTS)
Participants receive online training.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	Minnesota

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Minnesota	National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Discrimination experience at work	Adapted everyday discrimination scale	Baseline
Other	Discrimination experience at work	Adapted everyday discrimination scale	immediately post-intervention
Other	Discrimination experience at work	Adapted everyday discrimination scale	6 months post-intervention
Other	Social desirability at work	Marlowe Crowne Social desirability scale	Baseline
Other	Social desirability at work	Marlowe Crowne Social desirability scale	immediately post-intervention
Other	Social desirability at work	Marlowe Crowne Social desirability scale	6 months post-intervention
Other	Sexual and Religious Identification	Duke Religiosity Index	Baseline
Other	Sexual and Religious Identification	Duke Religiosity Index	6 months follow-up post-intervention
Other	Agency demographics	Agency type, size and staff	Baseline
Other	SGM estimate	Number of SGM staff	Baseline and 6 month follow up.
Other	SGM estimate	Number of SGM staff	6 months follow up post-intervention
Primary	Environment change	Access to sexual and gender minority (SGM) providers, gender neutral intake forms	baseline and 6-months follow up
Primary	Skills assessment	Ability to conduct 7 skills key to providing competent care to SGM	Baseline
Primary	Skills assessment	Ability to conduct 7 skills key to providing competent care to SGM	Immediately post-intervention
Primary	Competence in SGM Care	Competent scale when it comes to providing care to SGM	6 months after intervention
Secondary	SGM with AD/ADRD referenced explicitly in policies	Human Resources policies and intake forms	Baseline
Secondary	SGM with AD/ADRD referenced explicitly in policies	HR policies and intake forms	6 months post-intervention
Secondary	SGM knowledge	10-item review of key content in training	Baseline
Secondary	SGM knowledge	10-item review of key content in training	immediately post-intervention
Secondary	SGM knowledge	10-item review of key content in training	6 months post-intervention
Secondary	SGM attitudes	Homonegativity scale	Baseline
Secondary	SGM attitudes	Homonegativity scale	immediately post-intervention
Secondary	SGM attitudes	Homonegativity scale	6 months post-intervention
Secondary	Health care empathy	Jefferson Physician Empathy student version	Baseline
Secondary	Health care empathy	Jefferson Physician Empathy student version	immediately post-intervention
Secondary	Health care empathy	Jefferson Physician Empathy student version	6 months post-intervention