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NCT Number: NCT05530590

Minnesota Inclusive LTSS for LGBTQ Seniors

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Alzheimer Disease Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Dementia Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurocognitive Disorders Neurodegenerative Diseases Tauopathies

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Training to Serve (TTS) in person training

Other

Participants receive in person training.

Training to Serve online training (eTTS)

Other

Participants receive online training.

Primary outcomes

  1. Environment change

    Time frame: baseline and 6-months follow up

    Access to sexual and gender minority (SGM) providers, gender neutral intake forms

  2. Skills assessment

    Time frame: Baseline

    Ability to conduct 7 skills key to providing competent care to SGM

  3. Skills assessment

    Time frame: Immediately post-intervention

    Ability to conduct 7 skills key to providing competent care to SGM

  4. Competence in SGM Care

    Time frame: 6 months after intervention

    Competent scale when it comes to providing care to SGM

Secondary outcomes

  1. SGM with AD/ADRD referenced explicitly in policies

    Time frame: Baseline

    Human Resources policies and intake forms

  2. SGM with AD/ADRD referenced explicitly in policies

    Time frame: 6 months post-intervention

    HR policies and intake forms

  3. SGM knowledge

    Time frame: Baseline

    10-item review of key content in training

  4. SGM knowledge

    Time frame: immediately post-intervention

    10-item review of key content in training

  5. SGM knowledge

    Time frame: 6 months post-intervention

    10-item review of key content in training

  6. SGM attitudes

    Time frame: Baseline

    Homonegativity scale

  7. SGM attitudes

    Time frame: immediately post-intervention

    Homonegativity scale

  8. SGM attitudes

    Time frame: 6 months post-intervention

    Homonegativity scale

  9. Health care empathy

    Time frame: Baseline

    Jefferson Physician Empathy student version

  10. Health care empathy

    Time frame: immediately post-intervention

    Jefferson Physician Empathy student version

  11. Health care empathy

    Time frame: 6 months post-intervention

    Jefferson Physician Empathy student version

Other outcomes

  1. Discrimination experience at work

    Time frame: Baseline

    Adapted everyday discrimination scale

  2. Discrimination experience at work

    Time frame: immediately post-intervention

    Adapted everyday discrimination scale

  3. Discrimination experience at work

    Time frame: 6 months post-intervention

    Adapted everyday discrimination scale

  4. Social desirability at work

    Time frame: Baseline

    Marlowe Crowne Social desirability scale

  5. Social desirability at work

    Time frame: immediately post-intervention

    Marlowe Crowne Social desirability scale

  6. Social desirability at work

    Time frame: 6 months post-intervention

    Marlowe Crowne Social desirability scale

  7. Sexual and Religious Identification

    Time frame: Baseline

    Duke Religiosity Index

  8. Sexual and Religious Identification

    Time frame: 6 months follow-up post-intervention

    Duke Religiosity Index

  9. Agency demographics

    Time frame: Baseline

    Agency type, size and staff

  10. SGM estimate

    Time frame: Baseline and 6 month follow up.

    Number of SGM staff

  11. SGM estimate

    Time frame: 6 months follow up post-intervention

    Number of SGM staff

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Minnesota

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Registry information

Official study title

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

Acronym: MILLS

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Sep 7, 2022
Registry last updated
Apr 29, 2026

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