Pilot Testing of a Structural Racism Intervention for Immigrant Latinx Families

Part of paid clinical trials in Chicago, Illinois.

Sponsor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Study ID
NCT05991739
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Mental Health Wellness
  • Stress, Psychological

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
14 Years - 17 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Familias Inmigrantes Empoderándose contra eStrés Tomando Acción (FIESTA) — BEHAVIORAL
    FIESTA is a 10-session, group intervention led by community health workers that offers strategies related to individual stress management, family coping and communication, and community navigation.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new, community-based, group intervention called FIESTA (Familias Inmigrantes Empoderándose contra eStrés Tomando Acción) to understand how well it helps Latinx immigrant families deal with the impact of stress due to structural racism. Structural racism is defined as the policies, practices, and norms that work together to limit equal opportunities for minority communities. For Latinx immigrant families, this can include fears of deportation, lack of bilingual providers, and discrimination. These experiences of structural racism can turn into stress, which impacts well-being and mental health. Researchers will investigate if: 1) FIESTA lowers stress and mental health symptoms (anxiety/depression) and increases feelings of empowerment, improved knowledge of resources, better parent-youth relationship quality, and higher use of healthy coping skills; and 2) FIESTA is feasible (easy to carry out), acceptable (agreeable or satisfactory), and appropriate (relevant to the needs of Latinx families). FIESTA is ten-sessions and will be led by two community health workers. Researchers will enroll 35 parent-adolescent dyads (35 study-eligible parents and 35 study-eligible youth) in the initial study. This study will randomize parent-youth dyads to the treatment arm or waitlist-control arm using block randomization. In other words, participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups, the First Group, or the Second Group. The First Group will begin immediately, and the Second Group will begin after three months. Data will be collected at baseline and three- and six-month post-baseline.

Key Dates

Start date
Nov 2, 2023
Status verified
Jul 2024
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2024
Completion
Oct 31, 2024

Study Design

Enrollment
70 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: Treatment
    Participants in the treatment arm will begin the FIESTA intervention immediately (Time 1).
  • Other: Waitlist-Control
    Participants in the waitlist-control arm will wait approximately three months for the FIESTA intervention (Time 2).

Primary Outcome Measure

Hispanic Stress Inventory 2 [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of Illinois at ChicagoChicagoIllinois60607
Stephanie A Torres, PhD
[email protected]
312-996-7327

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