Refugee Mental Health and Wellness Pilot Study

NCT05031247 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 21-000174
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 10
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This pilot study will develop and examine the acceptability of a Community Navigator program of support for 10-24 older adult Arab Americans participants receiving services at a refugee-serving organization based in Southern California. This program will provide participants with social support from a 'Community Navigator,' who will work with clients to help promote attendance and engagement with the community during social activities and community events. This program aims to reduce feelings of loneliness or social isolation. In partnership with the refugee-serving organization, the UCLA investigators will implement this program in addition to services provided as usual at the community partner site. Researchers will then conduct interviews to explore participants' experiences and perceptions for improvement of the program.

Conditions

Social Isolation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (R-UCLA)

  Decreased loneliness will be measured using the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (R-UCLA). This scale designed to measure one's subjective feelings of loneliness as well as feelings of social isolation.

  12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Lubben Social Support Network Scale

  12 weeks

Other Outcomes (1)

• Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Item Depression Scale

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Community Navigator Social Support

EXPERIMENTAL

More intensive case management and weekly check-ins with older adults. The Community Navigator will be focused on increasing social contact and connection for older adult refugees and immigrants. Those who receive the intervention will be offered up to ten (30-minute-long) meetings with a Community Navigator and access to up to three group sessions over a 3-month period, alongside the standard services they receive for enrollment with the organization.

Other: Wellbeing Program

Program Support as Usual

NO INTERVENTION

Standard program support will be provided to participants enrolled. These services are offered to all enrolled in the program and may include, but is not limited to the following: financial assistance services, case management, healthcare access services, employment and tax services, education services, citizenship and immigration services, community services and civic engagement, and refugee services.

Interventions

Wellbeing Program OTHER

The community navigator program was developed during a three-phase community-based participatory research project that aims to examine emotional/mental health needs and address access to mental health services among immigrants and refugees from Muslim-majority countries.

Also known as: Community Navigator

Community Navigator Social Support

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 55 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Adults who self-identify as Arab or Middle Eastern/North Africa over the age of 55

You may not qualify if:

• For all participants, those who do not have the capacity to consent to participate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, Los Angeles: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Social Isolation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Social Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Hafifa Siddiq, PhD

  UCLA and Charles R. Drew University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Hafifa Siddiq, PhD

CONTACT

3105625117; hafifasiddiq@ucla.edu

Cristina Punzalan

CONTACT

8188086964; CPunzalan@mednet.ucla.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Postdoctoral Fellow

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 11, 2021
• First Posted: September 1, 2021
• Study Start: September 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2023
• Study Completion: August 1, 2023
• Last Updated: September 2, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share