Creating Access to Resources and Economic Support (CARES)

Duke University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Psychological Distress

Treatments: Behavioral: Financial education videos; Behavioral: Peer mentoring; Other: Microgrant

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05971160

Pro00113319

R01MD016755 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 360 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 18 years or older
• gender identity different from sex assigned on original birth certificate
• access to a mobile phone or email
• score > 0 on the material hardship index

Exclusion criteria

• inability to provide informed consent in English

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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360 participants in 3 patient groups

Usual Care

Active Comparator group

Description:

Monthly financial education videos and one-time microgrant

Treatment:

Other: Microgrant

Behavioral: Financial education videos

Monthly microgrants

Active Comparator group

Description:

Monthly financial education videos and monthly microgrants

Treatment:

Other: Microgrant

Behavioral: Financial education videos

Monthly microgrants plus peer mentoring

Active Comparator group

Description:

Monthly financial education videos, monthly microgrants, and peer mentoring support

Treatment:

Other: Microgrant

Behavioral: Peer mentoring

Behavioral: Financial education videos