Intervention to Collect and Utilize Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Information in Hospice
A Novel Intervention to Improve Care for Older Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Adults With Serious Illness and Especially Those With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * English speaking * 18 years and above Exclusion Criteria: --People under 18, pregnant women, prisoners, and people who are decisionally challenged will be excluded from the study.
About the study
Older sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients are at risk for receiving inequitable end-of-life care; those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are at particularly high risk. Failure to collect and integrate sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data to identify patients' informal support systems may have adverse health consequences for SGM older adults, particularly for those dependent on informal caregivers to provide in-home support and assist with activities of daily living. The goal of this K01 is develop a novel training for hospice staff in person-centered communication that includes SOGI data collection to promote authentic end-of-life care for SGM patients and their caregivers.
What is being tested
- SGM Communication Intervention (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver · Participants: 80 · Started: Mar 13, 2023
Contact the study team
- Carey Candrian, PhD · Phone: 3037247892
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05877391
Locations in the U.S.
| Colorado | University of Colorado, Aurora |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 29, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.