Addressing the Mental Health and Emotional Well-being of Immigrants Through a Scalable Intervention

Part of paid clinical trials in Austin, Texas.

Sponsor
University of Texas at Austin
Study ID
NCT06652711
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Mental Health
  • Well-being

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • 2-month access to mental health app — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will have access to the well-being app for two months.
  • Direct incentive — BEHAVIORAL
    A $10 gift card are given to participants at the end of the study if they used the app sufficiently.
  • 4-month access to mental health app — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will have access to the well-being app for four months.
  • Lottery incentive — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants can participate in a draw of $150 gift cards at the end of the study if they used the app sufficiently.

Study Details

We will study the impacts of offering access to an emotional well-being phone app to Hispanic U.S. immigrants in psychological distress. Our primary outcome is participants' psychological well-being.

Key Dates

Start date
Sep 20, 2024
Status verified
Jun 2024
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2024
Completion
Sep 30, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
2,100 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: 2-month access and no incentive
    Participants have access to the well-being app for two months and receive no incentive for using the app.
  • Experimental: 2-month access and lottery incentive
    Participants have access to the well-being app for two months, and participate in a lottery for gift cards if they display sufficient engagement.
  • Experimental: 2-month access and direct incentive
    Participants have access to the well-being app for two months, and receive a direct payment if they display sufficient engagement.
  • Experimental: 4-month access and no incentive
    Participants have access to the well-being app for four months and receive no incentive for using the app.
  • Experimental: 4-month access and lottery incentive
    Participants have access to the well-being app for four months, and participate in a lottery for gift cards if they display sufficient engagement.
  • Experimental: 4-month access and direct incentive
    Participants have access to the well-being app for four months, and receive a direct payment if they display sufficient engagement.
  • No Intervention: control
    Participants do not have access to the app during the study.

Primary Outcome Measure

Depression, anxiety, and stress [ Time Frame: Up to six months since enrollment ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
The University of Texas at AustinAustinTexas78712
Raissa Fabregas
[email protected]
512-471-7349

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