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NCT05971160 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 360

Last updated 2026-02-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study is to test the ability of small grants and/or peer support to improve mental health among transgender people experiencing material hardship. The main questions the study will answer are:

1. Do microgrants with or without peer mentoring improve mental health?
2. Do microgrants with or without peer mentoring improve mental health by reducing material hardship and/or increasing a sense of community connection?

Researchers will compare mental health outcomes among three groups of participants:

A. Participants who receive one small grant and monthly financial education videos B. Participants who receive a small grant every month and monthly financial education videos for a total of 6 months.

C. Participants who receive a small grant every month, peer mentoring support, and monthly financial education videos for a total of 6 months.

Conditions

  • Psychological Distress

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Financial education videos

Brief videos providing structured information on managing one's money

OTHER

Microgrant

$150 stipend

BEHAVIORAL

Peer mentoring

One-on-one structured mentoring sessions with a trained peer

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Duke University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tonia C. Poteat, PhD · Duke University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-12-12
Primary Completion
2026-03-31
Completion
2026-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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