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Development and implementation of innovative, digital information and training concepts for children and adolescents with gender incongruence/gender dysphoria (GI/GD) and their families

Development and implementation of innovative, digital information and training concepts for children and adolescents with gender incongruence/gender dysphoria (GI/GD) and their families - EMPOWER-TRANS*

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00036721
Enrollment
480
Registered
2025-04-24
Start date
2025-04-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

gender incongruence/dysphoria

Interventions

Group 1: After the regular waiting period, the families in the comparison group present themselves at the study site for an initial specialist consultation about GI/GD. They do not receive any interve

Sponsors

Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin (UKU) Sektion Pädiatrische Endokrinologie und Diabetologie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
8 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: registration for an initial consultation at a study center

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: insufficient knowledge of German

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Informedness: self-developed instruments Confidence in decision-making options: adapted Decisional Conflict Scale Comparison of comparison group with intervention group prior to the initial consultation (T2): Informedness, confidence in decision-making options Comparison of the intervention group prior to the intervention (T0) vs. prior to the initial consultation (T2): Informedness

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Child quality of life: Kidscreen-10 Child life satisfaction: Cantril's Ladder Psychological strain/child difficulties: Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire - in self and parental report Child social support: Social Support Scale, KiGGS 8-item version (Internalized ) transnegativity of the child and caregivers: Transgender Identity Survey items and self-developed items Psychological strain of the caregivers: Hamilton Anxiety and Depression Scale Comparison of comparison group with intervention group prior to the initial consultation (T2) for all of the above instruments Comparison of the intervention group prior to the intervention (T0) vs. prior to the initial consultation (T2) for all of the above instruments

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnnette Richter-Unruh

Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin (UKU) Sektion Pädiatrische Endokrinologie und Diabetologie

annette.richter-unruh@uniklinik-ulm.de+49 (0) 731/500-57414

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026