A Mental Health Services Engagement Program for Racial and Ethnic Minority Young Adults

NCT06508450 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: K23MH132814
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Researchers aim to test a brief culturally-responsive young adult orientation program for community mental health services. They will conduct a 24-month randomized trial with 80 young adults from racial and ethnic minority groups in a community-based mental health clinic.

Conditions

Psychosis; Bipolar and Related Disorders; Depressive Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Participant acceptability questionnaire

  Self-report measure for assessing intervention acceptability from the perspectives of intervention recipients. Based on the theoretical framework of acceptability. Items are scored from 1 to 5. Possible total scores range from 9 to 45, with higher scores indicating greater acceptability.

  Immediately after the intervention

• Qualitative interviews

  Interviews with participants to assess acceptability of Components A, B, and C

  Immediately after the intervention

• Intervention adherence

  Provider reported rate of intervention components completed by participants.

  Baseline through study completion, an average of 2 years; repeated measure to assess change through study completion

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Service utilization

  Assessed 3 months after baseline

• Client Engagement in Child Protective Services Scale

  Assessed immediately after the intervention and 3 months after baseline

Study Arms (8)

Just Do You

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Just Do You Core Intervention

Behavioral: Just Do You

Just Do You-A

EXPERIMENTAL

Just Do You plus Component A

Behavioral: Just Do You; Behavioral: Component A

Just Do You-B

EXPERIMENTAL

Just Do You plus Component B

Behavioral: Just Do You; Behavioral: Component B

Just Do You-C

EXPERIMENTAL

Just Do You plus Component C

Behavioral: Just Do You; Behavioral: Component C

Just Do You-AB

EXPERIMENTAL

Just Do You plus Components A and B

Behavioral: Just Do You; Behavioral: Component A; Behavioral: Component B

Just Do You-AC

EXPERIMENTAL

Just Do You plus Components A and C

Behavioral: Just Do You; Behavioral: Component A; Behavioral: Component C

Just Do You-CB

EXPERIMENTAL

Just Do You plus Components C and B

Behavioral: Just Do You; Behavioral: Component B; Behavioral: Component C

Just Do You-ABC

EXPERIMENTAL

Just Do You plus Components A B and C

Behavioral: Just Do You; Behavioral: Component A; Behavioral: Component B; Behavioral: Component C

Interventions

Just Do You BEHAVIORAL

Just Do You Core Intervention utilizes creative arts and a provider team of a licensed clinician and professional peer to increase young adult engagement in adult outpatient mental health programs. Content addresses recovery, advantages of using mental health services, working with providers, stigma, and mental health literacy.

Just Do You; Just Do You-A; Just Do You-AB; Just Do You-ABC; Just Do You-AC; Just Do You-B; Just Do You-C; Just Do You-CB

Component A BEHAVIORAL

Content addresses participant cultural identities and how they may be barriers and facilitators to on-going engagement with services.

Just Do You-A; Just Do You-AB; Just Do You-ABC; Just Do You-AC

Component B BEHAVIORAL

Content addresses identity-based motivations for on-going engagement with services and hope for the future.

Just Do You-AB; Just Do You-ABC; Just Do You-B; Just Do You-CB

Component C BEHAVIORAL

Content addresses community and environmental barriers and facilitators to on-going engagement with services and self-efficacy.

Just Do You-ABC; Just Do You-AC; Just Do You-C; Just Do You-CB

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 34 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Aged 18-34
• From groups other than non-Hispanic White
• Enrolled in services at the partnering clinic site

You may not qualify if:

• Cognitive impairments (i.e., young adult cannot understand consent process)
• Unable to comprehend and speak English

Sponsors & Collaborators

• New York University: lead

Study Sites (1)

The Jewish Board

The Bronx, New York, 10457, United States

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

• Moore KL, Rodwin AH, Gwadz M, Chang DF, Collins LM, Munson MR. A Brief Engagement Intervention Adapted for Racial and Ethnic Minority Young Adults in Mental Health Services: Protocol for a Pilot Optimization Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Jun 17;14:e68885. doi: 10.2196/68885.

  PMID: 40527500 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychotic Disorders; Bipolar and Related Disorders; Depressive Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders; Mental Disorders; Mood Disorders

Central Study Contacts

Kiara L Moore, PhD

CONTACT

212-998-5900; kiara.moore@nyu.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 8, 2024
• First Posted: July 18, 2024
• Study Start: December 18, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): March 1, 2027
• Last Updated: March 13, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)