Qoyangnuptu: Peer Mentor

NCT06254872 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2125144
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 4
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the impacts of participating in a peer mentor program in a Southwestern Tribal Community. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• In American Indian/Alaska Native communities with unique cultural characteristics, how should a youth-focused sociotechnical behavioral health intervention be designed to encourage sustained engagement and positively impact indicators of behavioral health?;
• How can interactive technical interventions be designed to best support sustained community engagement in a challenged network environment? Participants will:
• Be trained as peer mentors
• Be trained in how to use the QI App to communicate with mentees
• Guide daily conversation prompts with a group of 3 mentees via the QI App
• Provide daily encouragement to mentees to engage with mindfulness activities on the QI App

Conditions

Mental Health Wellness 1

Keywords

American Indian / Alaska Native; peer mentor

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• To measure the acceptability of the Peer Mentorship Program

  Through qualitative interviews, the investigators will determine the acceptability of the Peer Mentorship Program. 4 participants will be interviewed after they have participated in the Peer Mentorship Program as Peer Mentors for 6 weeks.

  Baseline, 6 weeks after starting as a mentor, 12 weeks after starting as a mentor

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Impact of participation in Peer Mentorship Program as Peer Mentor on attitudes towards seeking professional mental health assistance.

  Baseline, 6 weeks after starting as a mentor, 12 weeks after starting as a mentor

• Impact of participation in Peer Mentorship Program as Peer Mentor on measures of depression.

  Baseline, 6 weeks after starting as a mentor, 12 weeks after starting as a mentor

• Impact of participation in Peer Mentorship Program as Peer Mentor on measures of stress.

  Baseline, 6 weeks after starting as a mentor, 12 weeks after starting as a mentor

• Impact of participation in Peer Mentorship Program as Peer Mentor on measures of mindfulness.

  Baseline, 6 weeks after starting as a mentor, 12 weeks after starting as a mentor

• Impact of participation in Peer Mentorship Program as Peer Mentor on measures of quiet ego.

  Baseline, 6 weeks after starting as a mentor, 12 weeks after starting as a mentor

Study Arms (1)

Peer Mentors

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be trained in how to be peer mentors to anonymous participants through a smartphone app. Participants will provide daily prompts to their mentees to encourage anonymous discussion in the group chat feature of the smartphone app. Participants will provide daily encouragement to their mentees to use features of the smartphone app to practice mindfulness skills.

Behavioral: Peer Mentors

Interventions

Peer Mentors BEHAVIORAL

Peer mentors provide daily guidance and encouragement to mentees via smartphone app based on training.

Also known as: Sunrise Peer Mentors

Peer Mentors

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Member of Southwestern Tribal Community
• Has a smartphone
• Has access to the Internet with the smartphone at least once per day

You may not qualify if:

• Has not completed GED/High School Diploma

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Northern Arizona University: lead
• University of Colorado, Denver: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona, 86011, United States

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona, 86011, United States

RECRUITING

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  PMID: 11556941 BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Morgan Vigil-Hayes, PhD

  Northern Arizona University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Morgan Vigil-Hayes, PhD

CONTACT

9285234863; morgan.vigil-hayes@nau.edu

Marissa Adams, MPH

CONTACT

marissa.adams@nau.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 29, 2024
• First Posted: February 12, 2024
• Study Start: July 31, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 1, 2026
• Last Updated: January 23, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (2)