Engaging Pacific Islanders in Mental Health Treatment

NCT ID: NCT04890977

Last Updated: 2022-06-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-07-01

Study Completion Date

2023-06-30

Brief Summary

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This study will create and pilot test a culturally grounded intervention (Talking Story) to increase mental health treatment seeking among Pacific Islanders with mental disorders (e.g., major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder).

Detailed Description

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For the clinical trial arm of this pilot/feasibility study, the investigators will conduct a pilottest of the culturally grounded Talking Story mental health treatment-seeking intervention with 48 Pacific Islander participants (24 intervention arm, 24 wait-list control) in preparation for larger R01 randomized wait-list controlled testing.

Conditions

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Depression Anxiety Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Talking Story

Talking Story is a modular behavioral intervention intended to increase mental health treatment-seeking among Pacific Islanders through the use of narrative films and other culturally syntonic approaches.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Talking Story

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A culturally grounded modular intervention to increase mental health treatment-seeking among Pacific Islanders.

Wait-list control

The wait-list control will be administered as a control arm to the active Talking Story arm.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Talking Story

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A culturally grounded modular intervention to increase mental health treatment-seeking among Pacific Islanders.

Interventions

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Talking Story

A culturally grounded modular intervention to increase mental health treatment-seeking among Pacific Islanders.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Of Pacific Islander or part Pacific Islander heritage,
2. Must be over 18 years of age,
3. Live in Los Angeles County or surrounding areas,
4. Fluent (oral and reading) in English,
5. Not have dual comorbidities in major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and/or alcohol use disorder (they may have one of these disorders and still participate but not two or three).

2. Are unwilling to participate,
3. Fail to provide or retracts consent,
4. Reside outside the target communities.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of California, Riverside

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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UC Riverside

Riverside, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Andrew M Subica, Ph.D.

Role: CONTACT

808-936-9806

Facility Contacts

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Andrew Subica

Role: primary

808-936-9806

Other Identifiers

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R34MH122641

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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