Creating Access to Resources and Economic Support
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Financial education videos
- Conditions
- Psychological Distress
- Sponsor
- Duke University
- Enrollment
- 360
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in psychological distress, as measured by Kessler 6
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last month
Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to test the ability of small grants and/or peer support to improve mental health among transgender people experiencing material hardship. The main questions the study will answer are:
- Do microgrants with or without peer mentoring improve mental health?
- Do microgrants with or without peer mentoring improve mental health by reducing material hardship and/or increasing a sense of community connection?
Researchers will compare mental health outcomes among three groups of participants:
A. Participants who receive one small grant and monthly financial education videos B. Participants who receive a small grant every month and monthly financial education videos for a total of 6 months.
C. Participants who receive a small grant every month, peer mentoring support, and monthly financial education videos for a total of 6 months.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •age 18 years or older
- •gender identity different from sex assigned on original birth certificate
- •access to a mobile phone or email
- •score \> 0 on the material hardship index
Exclusion Criteria
- •inability to provide informed consent in English
Arms & Interventions
Monthly microgrants
Monthly financial education videos and monthly microgrants
Intervention: Financial education videos
Monthly microgrants
Monthly financial education videos and monthly microgrants
Intervention: Microgrant
Usual Care
Monthly financial education videos and one-time microgrant
Intervention: Financial education videos
Usual Care
Monthly financial education videos and one-time microgrant
Intervention: Microgrant
Monthly microgrants plus peer mentoring
Monthly financial education videos, monthly microgrants, and peer mentoring support
Intervention: Financial education videos
Monthly microgrants plus peer mentoring
Monthly financial education videos, monthly microgrants, and peer mentoring support
Intervention: Microgrant
Monthly microgrants plus peer mentoring
Monthly financial education videos, monthly microgrants, and peer mentoring support
Intervention: Peer mentoring
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in psychological distress, as measured by Kessler 6
Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months
Kessler 6 is a 6-item scale with each item scored from 0-4 for a total score range from 0-24, with higher scores indicating greater psychological distress.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in substance use, as measured by the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10)(Baseline, 6 months, 12 months)