Focus Groups in Ethnically and Racially Diverse Families

Recruiting

• Conditions: Irritable Mood; Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; Emotional Dysfunction
• Interventions: Other: Focus Group

• Registration Number: NCT05930886
• Lead Sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University

Brief Summary

Focus groups to identify treatment needs and barriers to participation in the planned multinutrient study among racially and ethnically diverse (Black and Hispanic) communities.

Detailed Description

Focus group purpose is to understand parents' priorities regarding their child's mental health, and facilitators or barriers to research participation generally, with inquiry about CIH intervention use, and the multinutrient feasibility study specifically. Researchers will engage Black and Hispanic families in focus groups to discuss mental health priorities related to their children, and real or perceived barriers to engagement in research studies. The feedback will inform the final design and recruitment for the multinutrient feasibility study in Black and Hispanic populations. One group will comprise individuals who self-identify as Hispanic, another, as Black, in order to create space to hear perspectives that may differ between broadly defined groups.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-04-15
• Study First Submitted: 2023-06-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-06-26
• Study First Posted: 2023-07-05
• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-01
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-04
• Primary Completion: 2025-08-30
• Study Completion: 2025-10-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult parents/caregivers self-identified as Black or Hispanic/Latino
• With a family member 6-18 years old with suspected ADHD and/or emotional dysregulation, or provide care for, or teach someone who meets these criteria
• Who have sought or are interested in treatment
• Willing to discuss child's mental health care needs and provide feedback regarding feasibility study
• Able to attend focus groups in person
• Able to communicate in English or Spanish
• Agree to focus group session audio recording

Exclusion Criteria

• Unwilling to be recorded

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Hispanic Community	Focus Group	15 adult parents/caregivers self-identified as Hispanic
Black/African American Community	Focus Group	15 adult parents/caregivers self-identified as Black/African American

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Input and Feedback on Proposed Feasibility Study	Baseline	Purpose is understanding; 1. Parents' priorities regarding their child's mental health; 2. Facilitators or barriers to research participation generally; 3. Parent input on planned study specifically; 4. Specific recommendations for modifying the future feasibility study design; 5. Previous CIH intervention use

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Oregon Health & Science University; 🇺🇸 Portland, Oregon, United States