Engaging Pacific Islanders in Mental Health Treatment

University of California (UC), Riverside

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Depression; Anxiety Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: Talking Story

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04890977

R34MH122641

Details and patient eligibility

About

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).

Full 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.

Enrollment: 48 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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48 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Talking Story

Experimental group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Talking Story

Wait-list control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

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

Treatment:

Behavioral: Talking Story