Research Participation With Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth

Research has historically excluded the participation of transgender and gender-diverse people. The purpose of this research study is to find out about what goes into a transgender and gender-diverse youth's decision to participate in research. The results of this study will be used to improve access to research for transgender and gender-diverse youth and therefore, improve the representation of transgender and gender-diverse youth as research participants in research.

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Key information

Conditions

Transgender Persons

Age range

15 year–21 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

An Pham

CONTACT

[email protected]

804-828-2467

An Pham

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Gender identity different then sex assigned at birth
Between the ages 15-21 years

Exclusion criteria

Gender identity the same as their sex assigned at birth
Younger than 15 years of age, and older than 21 years of age

Treatment and study plan

Survey

Other

Survey asking about sociodemographics, pediatric research participation, experience with research, gender minority stress and resilience, vaccine hesitancy, medical mistrust, and connectedness to the LGBT community

Primary outcomes

Quantitative Assessment of Pediatric Research Participation in Transgender Youth

Time frame: through study completion, estimated to be 3 months

The outcome will be the responses (agree or disagree) to the different items in the Pediatric Research Participation measure.
Qualitative Assessment of Pediatric Research Participation in Transgender Youth

Time frame: through study completion, estimated to be 3 months

The investigators will implement qualitative analysis to explore transgender and gender-diverse youths experiences with research, and barriers and facilitators to participating in research. Specifically, the outcomes will be themes and supporting quotes.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

An Pham, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

804-628-5880

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Virginia Commonwealth University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2026
Study completion: 2026
First posted: Jul 3, 2023
Registry last updated: Jul 9, 2026

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