Evaluating the Efficacy of the Parent Support Program

NCT04531761 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2019-116
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 570
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of an online intervention (the Parents Support Program) aimed at increasing supportive behaviors among parents of transgender youth. The intervention consists of three modules that include a variety engaging activities such as social perspective taking exercises, writing prompts, videos of parents, youth, and experts, and psycho-educational materials. The study uses an experimental design with a waitlist control. Both the experimental and control groups will complete a pre-test, one month follow up, and two month follow up survey. Targeted outcomes include knowledge about gender diversity, attitudes about trans youth, and supportive parenting behaviors.

Conditions

Prejudice; Gender Identity; Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Keywords

transgender; trans youth; parental acceptance; parental support; LGBTQ

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Trans-supportive behaviors scale

  This 20 item questionnaire measures the frequency of supportive behaviors enacted in the past month. Response options ranged from 1 (never) to 5 (frequently) based on item anchors from the Ryan et al. (2010) measure on family acceptance. The original 25-item scale was reduced to 20 items based on achieving adequate internal consistency reliability in a previous study with parents of trans youth (Matsuno \& Israel, in preparation). An example item is: "I told my child I respect and support them." The measure showed adequate internal consistency reliability in the pilot study of the Parent Support Program (α = .8).

  One month

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Attitudes Toward Trans Youth Scale (ATTYS - Birnkrant, 2018)

  One month

• Objective knowledge about gender diversity

  One month

• Subjective knowledge about gender diversity

  One month

• Self-compassion

  One month

Study Arms (2)

Immediate Access to Parent Support Program

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Parent Support Program

Waitlist Control

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Parent Support Program BEHAVIORAL

The parent support program includes three modules aimed at increasing knowledge, positive attitudes, and supportive behaviors towards trans youth. Each online module includes several activities including writing prompts, videos, interactive quizzes, and other educational activities.

Immediate Access to Parent Support Program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must live in the United States.
• Must be comfortable communicating in English.
• Must be a parent of a trans child between the ages of 10 - 24.

You may not qualify if:

• Participants who participated in pilot study or focus groups related to this project.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Palo Alto University: lead
• American Psychological Foundation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Prejudice; Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Social Behavior

Study Officials

• Em Matsuno, PhD

  Palo Alto University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 17, 2020
• First Posted: August 28, 2020
• Study Start: September 27, 2020
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2021
• Study Completion: December 1, 2021
• Last Updated: February 8, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)