Assessing the Level of Awareness Regarding the Unique Medical Needs of the LGBTQ+ Community Among Emergency Department Physicians, as Well as Their Attitudes Toward Taking Medical Histories, Examining, and Treating Patients From This Community.

NCT07770607 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: BRZ-0072-26
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 500
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 3

Brief Summary

Assessing the level of knowledge and awareness regarding the unique medical needs of the LGBTQ+ community among emergency department physicians by distribution of questionnaires to all emergency department physicians (pediatric, OB/GYN, and general-internal medicine and surgery).

Conditions

LGBTQ

Keywords

ER Physicians; LGBTQ health; Awareness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Assessing awareness level

  Assessing the level of knowledge and awareness regarding the unique medical needs of the LGBTQ+ community among emergency department physicians by assessing the extent of physicians' knowledge regarding the unique medical needs of the LGBTQ+ community. Using adjusted questionnaire from previous trials (Moll et al 2018). Range of score 7 (min) to 35 (max).

  30 days

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Assessing comfort level in anamneses and physical examination

  30 days

Study Arms (1)

ER physicians

EXPERIMENTAL

Distribution of questionnaires to all emergency department physicians (paediatric, OB/GYN, and general-internal medicine and surgery).

Other: Distribution of Questionnaires

Interventions

Distribution of Questionnaires OTHER

Distribution of questionnaires to all emergency department physicians (pediatric, OB/GYN, and general-internal medicine and surgery).

ER physicians

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 120 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• ER physicians

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Barzilai Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (3)

Assuta Ashdod Public Hospital

Ashdod, Israel

Location

Barzilai Medical centre

Ashkelon, Israel

Location

Soroka Hospital

Beersheba, Israel

Location

Related Publications (9)

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  PMID: 28782330 BACKGROUND

• Moll J, Krieger P, Heron SL, Joyce C, Moreno-Walton L. Attitudes, Behavior, and Comfort of Emergency Medicine Residents in Caring for LGBT Patients: What Do We Know? AEM Educ Train. 2019 Jan 21;3(2):129-135. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10318. eCollection 2019 Apr.

  PMID: 31008424 BACKGROUND

• Sawning S, Steinbock S, Croley R, Combs R, Shaw A, Ganzel T. A first step in addressing medical education Curriculum gaps in lesbian-, gay-, bisexual-, and transgender-related content: The University of Louisville Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Certificate Program. Educ Health (Abingdon). 2017 May-Aug;30(2):108-114. doi: 10.4103/efh.EfH_78_16.

  PMID: 28928340 BACKGROUND

• Kelleher ST, Barrett MJ, Durnin S, Fitzpatrick P, Higgins A, Hall D. Staff competence in caring for LGBTQ+ patients in the paediatric emergency department. Arch Dis Child. 2023 Jul;108(7):525-529. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-325151. Epub 2023 Apr 24.

  PMID: 37094883 BACKGROUND

• Hayes V, Blondeau W, Bing-You RG. Assessment of Medical Student and Resident/Fellow Knowledge, Comfort, and Training With Sexual History Taking in LGBTQ Patients. Fam Med. 2015 May;47(5):383-7.

  PMID: 25905882 BACKGROUND

• McCann E, Brown M. The inclusion of LGBT+ health issues within undergraduate healthcare education and professional training programmes: A systematic review. Nurse Educ Today. 2018 May;64:204-214. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2018.02.028. Epub 2018 Feb 26.

  PMID: 29510349 BACKGROUND

• Lien K, Vujcic B, Ng V. Attitudes, behaviour, and comfort of Canadian emergency medicine residents and physicians in caring for 2SLGBTQI+ patients. CJEM. 2021 Sep;23(5):617-625. doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00160-5. Epub 2021 Aug 7.

  PMID: 34363194 BACKGROUND

• Samuels EA, Tape C, Garber N, Bowman S, Choo EK. "Sometimes You Feel Like the Freak Show": A Qualitative Assessment of Emergency Care Experiences Among Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Patients. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 Feb;71(2):170-182.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.05.002. Epub 2017 Jul 14.

  PMID: 28712604 BACKGROUND

• Bristol S, Kostelec T, MacDonald R. Improving Emergency Health Care Workers' Knowledge, Competency, and Attitudes Toward Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Patients Through Interdisciplinary Cultural Competency Training. J Emerg Nurs. 2018 Nov;44(6):632-639. doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2018.03.013. Epub 2018 Apr 25.

  PMID: 29704979 BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Daniel Leshin Carmel, MD

  Barziali Medical Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Daniel Leshin Carmel, MD

CONTACT

+972525253037; danielles@bmc.gov.il

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of Infection Control and Prevention Unit

Model Details: Distribution of questionnaires to all emergency department physicians (pediatric, OB/GYN, and general-internal medicine and surgery).

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 10, 2026
• First Posted: August 18, 2026
• Study Start: September 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): November 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2026
• Last Updated: August 18, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IL (3)