Creating Access to Resources and Economic Support
- 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
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 360
- 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
- 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
Duke University (online recruitment)🇺🇸Durham, North Carolina, United StatesStudy CoordinatorContact919-660-9303