Finding Emotional Empowerment and Lifelong Strength
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-35
SponsorRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
About this trial
This study will build a partnership with a Community Advisory Board to co-produce, and then pilot test, a theory-guided mental health literacy intervention focused on trauma and substance use. Participants will take part in educational group sessions for 12 weeks and complete assessments at baseline and two follow-up time points (mid-intervention and post-intervention). Intervention participants will be randomly invited to post-study focus groups to gather feedback on their experiences in the program.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Self-identify as Black or African American
Be between the ages of 18 and 35 years old
Endorse previous lifetime trauma exposure
Participants must speak English
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Finding Emotional Empowerment and Lifelong Strength
BehavioralA group-based, 12-week educational intervention to help promote mental health literacy and related beliefs, especially related to trauma and substance use.
Treatment groups
80 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: FEELSExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Change in scores on the Multicomponent Mental Health Literacy Measure (MMHLM)
Assesses knowledge and beliefs about mental health disorders, including symptoms, causes, prevention and treatment strategies. Total scores range from 22 to 110, with higher scores indicating greater MHL.
Time frame
3-months2
Change in scores on the Short Attitudes Towards Mental Health Problems Scale (SATMHPS)
Measures personal, family, and community attitudes and stigma related to mental health challenges. Mean scores for subscales range from 0 to 3, with higher scores indicating more negative attitudes.
Time frame
3-months3
Change in scores on the Mental Help Seeking Intention Scale (MHSIS)
Measures intentions to seek help from a mental health professional in the event of a mental health concern. Mean scores range from from 1 to 7, with higher scores indicating stronger intentions.
Time frame
3-months4
Change in scores on the Self-Efficacy in Seeking Mental Health Care (SE-SMHC)
Assesses perceived ability to seek professional mental health care. Total scores range from 9 to 90, while subscale scores range from 5 to 50 (SE-KNOW) and 4 to 40 (SE-COPE).
Time frame
3-monthsSecondary outcomes
1
Mental health help-seeking behaviors
Five questions will include looking for a mental health provider nearby, finding out whether insurance would cover a visit to a mental health provider, making an appointment, following through on the appointment, and/or visiting a provider more than once. Items will be scored as 1 = Yes and 0 = No.
Time frame
3-months2
Changes in scores on the Short PTSD Rating Interview (SPRINT)
Mean scores ranging from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating greater PTSD symptoms.
Time frame
3-months3
Changes in scores on the Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST)
Mean frequency of past 3-month substance use, ranging from 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating greater substance use.
Time frame
3-monthsSponsors and contacts
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov