COMPLETED

Understanding Perceived Access and Receipt of Gender-affirming Treatments Among Transgender Veterans

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

Transgender Veterans (trans Vets) frequently experience gender dysphoria or distress related to discord between their gender identity and birth sex. Gender-affirming treatments (GATs) are medically necessary treatments to reduce gender dysphoria. However, not much is known about the barriers and facilitators that influence GAT access and receipt in VA and VA Community Care (CC), among trans Vets who desire GATs. The goals of this mixed-methods study are to determine which GATs trans Vets receive and in which setting, identify barriers and facilitators associated with desired GAT receipt in VA and CC, examine association of GAT receipt, specifically mental healthcare and hormone therapy, with mental health and suicide risk and understand trans Vet experiences related to receipt and desire for mental healthcare and hormone therapy in VA and CC.

Official Title

Understanding Perceived Access and Receipt of Gender-affirming Treatments Among Transgender Veterans

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-10-01
Study Completion:2025-01-18
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:COMPLETED

Study ID

NCT06615401

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:Not specified
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * All veterans with documentation of gender identity disorder diagnoses
  2. * Self-reported gender identity as transgender and relevant transgender-related health factor
  1. * None

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

Guneet K. Jasuja, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA

Study Locations (Sites)

VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA
Bedford, Massachusetts, 01730-1114
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development

  • Guneet K. Jasuja, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-10-01
Study Completion Date2025-01-18

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-10-01
Study Completion Date2025-01-18

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • transgender
  • gender dysphoria
  • gender-affirming treatment

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Gender Dysphoria