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Educational Course for Supporting LGBTQ+ Students (PLANTS Trial)

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Led By Robert Coulter, PhD, MPH

Research Sponsored by University of Pittsburgh

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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

Must have

Age 18 years old or older

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up approximately 4 months after intervention deployment

Awards & highlights

PLANTS Trial Summary

This trial will test if a course can help high school staff better support LGBTQ+ students. It will measure how well it is accepted, used, appropriate, and feasible.

Who is the study for?

The PLANTS Pilot Trial is for high school staff members who are currently employed by a participating school in the MetroWest Region of Boston, Massachusetts. Participants must be at least 18 years old and willing to consent to take part in the study.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

This trial is testing the PLANTS course designed for high school staff to address issues like depression, alcohol consumption, social acceptance, and bullying among LGBTQ+ adolescents. It's a pilot study comparing traditional communication (EMAILS) with the new PLANTS intervention.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves educational interventions rather than medical treatments, there are no direct physical side effects expected from participation. However, emotional or psychological responses could occur due to discussions about sensitive topics.

PLANTS Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am 18 years old or older.

PLANTS Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ approximately 4 months after intervention deployment

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~approximately 4 months after intervention deployment

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and approximately 4 months after intervention deployment for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Mean score on the System Usability Scale

Mean value of Acceptability of Intervention Measure

Mean value of Feasibility of Intervention Measure

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Secondary outcome measures

Change in mean scores on PLANTS' self-efficacy change objectives

Change in mean scores on the Active-Empathic Listening Scale

Change in mean scores on the Teacher Bystander Intervention Model in Cyberbullying scale

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PLANTS Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: PLANTSExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Schools will receive the online-delivered PLANTS intervention, which includes 3 asynchronous training modules and 3 synchronous group events.

Group II: EMAILSActive Control1 Intervention

Comparison schools will receive emails with publicly available resources for supporting LGBTQ+ students as a control intervention.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

PLANTS

2023

N/A

~100

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of PittsburghLead Sponsor

1,722 Previous Clinical Trials

16,342,837 Total Patients Enrolled

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)NIH

801 Previous Clinical Trials

1,365,298 Total Patients Enrolled

Robert Coulter, PhD, MPHPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Pittsburgh

Media Library

PLANTS Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05897827 — N/A

Alcohol Consumption Research Study Groups: PLANTS, EMAILS

Alcohol Consumption Clinical Trial 2023: PLANTS Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05897827 — N/A

PLANTS 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05897827 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

How many participants are currently being recruited to this investigation?

"Affirmative. The clinicaltrials.gov website confirms that this study is actively enrolling participants; the trial was initially posted on June 1st 2023 and updated recently on the same day. This investigation requires 500 patients from a single site to participate in it."

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Are there any openings for participants in this current clinical trial?

"Affirmative. The clinicaltrials.gov website verifies that this experiment is actively enlisting volunteers - it was posted on June 1st 2023 and updated recently on the same day. This trial is looking for 500 participants from a single medical site."

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What objectives is this experiment attempting to fulfill?

"This clinical trial, which will span a period of four months, seeks to measure the mean value of Intervention Appropriateness Measure. Secondary measurements include Trial retention rate (calculated by dividing completed follow-up surveys by total enrolled staff times 100%), Intervention demand (computed from participant adherence and completion rates for online modules and Live Zoom Events), and Change in mean scores on the Active-Empathic Listening Scale (evaluated via eleven item Likert scale responses at baseline and follow-up)."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

PLANTS Pilot Trial

Robert Coulter 2023. "PLANTS Pilot Trial". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05897827.