Engaging Pacific Islanders in Mental Health Treatment

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title:

Engaging Pacific Islanders in Mental Health Treatment Services

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04890977
• Other study ID #: R34MH122641
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: May 2022
• Source: University of California, Riverside
• Contact: Andrew M Subica, Ph.D.
• Phone: 808-936-9806
• Email: asubica[@]medsch.ucr.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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).

Description:

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 48
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

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).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Do not meet inclusion criteria,

2. Are unwilling to participate,

3. Fail to provide or retracts consent,

4. Reside outside the target communities.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety Disorders
• Depression

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Talking Story
A culturally grounded modular intervention to increase mental health treatment-seeking among Pacific Islanders.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	UC Riverside	Riverside	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of California, Riverside

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	KAP Model	Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices related to seeking mental health treatment	Up to 12 months