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Improving the experience of health services for trans and gender-diverse young people and their families: an exploratory qualitative study

Improving the experience of health services for trans and gender-diverse young people and their families: an exploratory qualitative study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN26256441
Enrollment
90
Registered
2018-11-30
Start date
2019-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-24

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

Conditions

Gender identity/diversity/variance Other

Interventions

Current interventions as of 12/02/2025: 1. Video and audio recorded in-depth narrative interviews with a diverse nationwide sample of 40 gender-diverse young people (aged 12-25 years) 2. 10 young adul
friends and family relationships
leisure
sense of self and body image
sources of support and information. We want to find out about the experiences and priorities of the transgender community and the interviews will therefore resemble a guided conversation in which the

Sponsors

University of Oxford / Clinical Trials and Research Governance
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 12/02/2025: Gender-diverse young people: 1. Aged 12-25 years Gender-diverse young adults: 2. Aged 25-35 years Non-paired family members: 3. Parents/carers or family members of gender-diverse young people Health professionals: 4. Practising GPs and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) professionals 5. Formative evaluation participants - trans/gender diverse young people & family members (parents/grandparents)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Understand the perspectives and experiences of young people, families and 'gateway' professionals (GPs, child and adolescent mental health professionals, gender identity clinic clinicians) in gender identity health services. 2. Identify ways in which specialist gender identity services can be improved and develop resources to help achieve these improvements.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Conduct a formative evaluation of the two new Healthtalk sections, using a validated questionnaire as a basis, to assess the role of those resources as a source of information and emotional support for people waiting for specialist services.

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026