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NCT Number: NCT05971160

Creating Access to Resources and Economic Support

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Psychological Distress

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Duke University (online recruitment)

Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Financial education videos

Behavioral

Brief videos providing structured information on managing one's money

Microgrant

Other

$150 stipend

Peer Mentoring

Behavioral

One-on-one structured mentoring sessions with a trained peer

Primary outcomes

  1. 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

  1. Change in substance use, as measured by the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10)

    Time frame: 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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Duke University

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Registry information

Acronym: CARES

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Aug 2, 2023
Registry last updated
Mar 27, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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