Creating Access to Resources and Economic Support

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Psychological Distress

• Registration Number: NCT05971160
• Lead Sponsor: Duke University

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:

1. Do microgrants with or without peer mentoring improve mental health?

2. 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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-07-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-07-24
• Study First Posted: 2023-08-02
• Study Start: 2023-12-12
• Status Verified: 2025-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-07-02
• Last Update Posted: 2025-07-08
• Primary Completion: 2026-02-19
• Study Completion: 2026-02-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 360

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in psychological distress, as measured by Kessler 6	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 Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in substance use, as measured by the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10)	Baseline, 6 months, 12 months	DAST-10 is a 10-item scale with with one one point for each "yes" response for a total score range from 0-10, with higher scores indicating more problematic substance use

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Duke University (online recruitment); 🇺🇸 Durham, North Carolina, United States