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Digital Therapy + Peer Coaching for Mental Health in Latinx College Students (P2 Trial)

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Recruiting

Led By Amy Sewart, Ph.D.

Research Sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, weeks 8, 16, and 24

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial seeks to optimize digital therapy w/peer coaching to improve mental health outcomes in Latinx college students.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for Latinx students enrolled at East Los Angeles College who are either uninsured or have California Medicaid. Participants need private internet access to complete online programs and assessments.

What is being tested?

The study tests whether matching peer coaches by demographics and adjusting supervision intensity can improve engagement and outcomes in digital therapy for depression and anxiety among college students.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves digital therapy with peer coaching, traditional medication side effects aren't expected. However, participants may experience discomfort discussing personal issues during the therapy sessions.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, weeks 8, 16, and 24

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, weeks 8, 16, and 24

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, weeks 8, 16, and 24 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives

Engagement

Secondary study objectives

Baseline social, occupational, and home functioning

Symptom severity for mental health

Treatment satisfaction

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Active Control

Group I: Aim 1Active Control2 Interventions

To examine the impact of demographic matching and supervision intensity on treatment engagement, treatment satisfaction, symptoms, and functioning for students receiving digital therapy. Hypothesis for Main Effect 1: Participants who are matched with Latinx peer coaches will show greater treatment engagement, satisfaction, and improvements in symptom and functioning relative to participants who are not. Hypothesis for Main Effect 2: Participants assigned to peer coaches in standard supervision will show greater treatment engagement, satisfaction, and improvements in symptom and functioning relative to those assigned to coaches in reduced supervision. Hypothesis for Interaction Effect: Students assigned to coaches who are demographically matched and receiving standard supervision will show greater treatment engagement, satisfaction, and improvements in symptom and functioning relative to those in all other conditions.

Group II: Aim 3Active Control1 Intervention

To examine the cost-effectiveness of providing standard supervision. Hypothesis 3: Cost-effectiveness analyses will demonstrate that the increased costs incurred by standard supervision relative to reduced supervision will be justified by participants assigned to peer coaches receiving standard supervision experiencing greater improvements in symptoms than those assigned to peer coaches receiving reduced supervision.

Group III: Aim 2Active Control1 Intervention

To examine explanatory/intervening variables impacting treatment engagement, treatment satisfaction, symptoms and functioning for students receiving digital therapy. Hypothesis 2: Evidence of mediation will be observed for the following five explanatory/intervening variables: 1) quality of the relationship between the participant and peer coach, 2) the participants' perception of cultural similarity with their coach, 3) the participants' treatment expectancy and treatment credibility, 4) the participants' perception of their peer coach's cultural competence, and 5) the peer coaches' fidelity to the treatment model.

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