At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓Currently employed by an enrolled school in the MetroWest Region of Boston, Massachusetts
- ✓Age 18 years old or older
- ✓Consents to participate
- ✕Does not interact with high school students at work
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Providing LGBTQ+ Adolescents With Nurturance, Trustworthiness, and Safety (PLANTS): Pilot Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating PLANTS and EMAILS for Alcohol Drinking and 3 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 99 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This pilot cluster-randomized controlled trial will evaluate the PLANTS (Providing LGBTQ+ Adolescents with Nurturance, Trustworthiness, and Safety) course among high school staff. The primary hypotheses are that the PLANTS course will have high acceptability, usability, appropriateness, and feasibility as reported by high school staff.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
PLANTS intervention is an online-delivered training program, including asynchronous and synchronous activities. This intervention was informed by the Information-Motivation-Behavior theory to target skills, self-efficacy, knowledge, and outcome expectations. There are 3 asynchronous online modules that cover a variety of topics including lessons on LGBTQ+ terminology, names and pronouns, resources, antibullying, gender neutral bathrooms, student confidentiality, active empathic listening, and school policies. Module include recorded presentations, student testimonials, activities, and downloadable resources for future reference. Every month, 7-9 lessons are opened. There are 2 synchronous group events delivered via Zoom and are 1.5 hours each.
The active control arm is an email-based intervention, EMAILS, in which existing public resources for supporting, affirming, and protecting LGBTQ+ students are emailed to participants.