Can training therapists in LGBTQ-Affirmative CBT ease depression in marginalized communities?
NCT ID NCT05890404
First seen Aug 03, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial investigates how to best implement LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) at LGBTQ community centers across the United States. It compares two training approaches for mental health providers: one with self-guided online materials only, and another that adds live weekly training sessions. The study will measure whether these training methods improve providers' fidelity to the therapy and, in turn, reduce depression symptoms in their sexual and gender minority clients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) training for providers, delivered either as self-guided materials alone or with additional live training sessions
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish effective ways to bring LGBTQ-affirmative mental health care to community centers nationwide, improving depression outcomes for sexual and gender minority individuals.
- What could go wrong
- The trial focuses on training providers, not directly on clients, so benefits may vary. It is also a large implementation study, and results may depend on how well community centers adopt the training.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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1,379 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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15 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: Providers Eligible providers will meet the following criteria: * 18 years of age or older * working as a psychologist, psychiatrist, social worker, mental health counselor, nurse practitioner, or peer support provider * affiliated with a US LGBTQ community center * providing mental health services to at least one sexual or gender minority (SGM) client Exclusion Criteria: Providers Providers will be deemed ineligible due to: \- possessing substantive experience with LGBTQ-affirmative CBT (e.g., having read most the LGBTQ-affirmative CBT treatment manual, attended LGBTQ-affirmative CBT training, or been supervised by someone who has previously attended the LGBTQ-affirmative CBT training) Inclusion Criteria: Clients Eligible clients will meet the following criteria: * of age to consent to mental health treatment in the state in which they live * receiving ongoing mental health services at one of the 15 LGBTQ centers selected for the client evaluation aim of the present study * self-identifying as LGBTQ Exclusion Criteria: Clients There are no exclusion criteria for clients
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative with the Yale School of Public Office
New York, New York, 10001, United States
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