Pilot Test of a Mobile App That Helps Spanish-speakers Find Mental Health Services in the US.

NCT06619431 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: R43DA0577591R43DA057759-01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 13
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to develop and test a mobile app for Spanish speakers residing in the US who seeking drug treatment and/or behavioral health services for themselves or an associate. The main questions it aims to answer are: What are the features and content needed on this app? How will people use and share this app? Will they connect with treatment services? After receiving input from focus group participants and other community stakeholders, the app was made available and its usage was tracked to determine its long-term, broad-scale feasibility.

Conditions

Health Disparity, Minority and Vulnerable Populations

Keywords

Consumer health informatics; Health Disparities; Treatment access for hispanics/latinos

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• System Usability Scale

  The system usability scale (SUS) is a ten-item attitude scale giving a global view of subjective assessments of usability.

  From enrollment to the close of end-user testing after 4 weeks.

Study Arms (1)

Focus Group

The group consisted of three subgroups of Spanish-speakers: women, men, and caretakers.

Device: Mobile Application

Interventions

Mobile Application DEVICE

"Rumbo" is an easily shared bi-lingual application that helps Hispanic individuals with unhealthy substance use find and access treatment services and related resources. The application stands out from other eHealth tools by leveraging the collective efficacy of the Hispanic community to overcome barriers and support individuals' self-efficacy for engaging the treatment system. Rumbo's simple, user-centered design provides less-acculturated Hispanic individuals with a culturally appropriate tool to understand their needs within the complex US treatment system. Rumbo is comprised of four innovations: (1) a sharing function that facilitates its own implementation among the target population; (2) culturally responsive content and design; (3) problem identification and treatment navigation enhanced to include related resources; (4) an API that is designed for interoperability across extant technologies.

Focus Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Hispanic/Latine community sample

You may qualify if:

• At least 18 years old
• Identify as Hispanic/Latino
• Own a smartphone, pad, or computer
• Be willing to meet with study personnel more than once

You may not qualify if:

• Age less than 18 or more than 75
• Evidence of significant cognitive impairment

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Volver Health: lead
• Boston University: collaborator
• Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation: collaborator
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): collaborator
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (DA038095): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Volver Health

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87112, United States

Location

Related Links

• Website of Volver Health, who conducted the study.

Study Officials

• William P Campbell

  Volver Health

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 16, 2024
• First Posted: October 1, 2024
• Study Start: January 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: April 2, 2024
• Study Completion: April 2, 2024
• Last Updated: October 1, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: Upon publication in the Spring of 2025, and available indefinitely after that.
• Access Criteria: Anyone with access to academic journals may access the data. Also, anyone may write to the study authors to receive a free copy of the published report.

Locations

US (1)