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NCT Number: NCT06712147

MHE3 Clinical Trial - Overcoming Obstacles

The goal of this clinical trial is to increase and strengthen connections between Latino/a individuals and mental health services. Through this intervention, the investigators aim to improve mental health literacy, decrease stigma, increase coping skills, and increase mental health help seeking, even before they are in crisis. Participants will be asked to participate in six educational sessions hosted by Promotores de Salud.

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Key information

Conditions

Mental Health Services Behavior Community Health Services Community Mental Health Services Community Networks Community Participation Counseling Hispanic or Latino Personal Satisfaction Preventive Health Services Psychological Well-Being

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Has heritage or self-identifies as Hispanic and/or Latino/a
  • Must speak English or Spanish
  • Primary residence is in 95116, 95122, 95127, 95112, 95111, 95121,95148, or 95133 zip codes

Exclusion criteria

  • Persons from the same household
  • First degree family member

Treatment and study plan

Overcoming Life's Hurdles: Mental health education

Behavioral

The intervention group will cover educational topics around mental health including: mental health literacy, individual coping skills, stigma reduction strategies, resources for mental health support, and mental health rights.

Overcoming Life's Hurdles: Resources in the community

Behavioral

The control group will cover topics including: mental health resources in the community, violence (i.e. domestic violence), employment and education opportunities, housing and tenant rights, immigration and acculturation, and community team building and empowerment.

Primary outcomes

  1. Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale - Short Form

    Time frame: 6 month follow up

    The ATSPPH-SF is scored 0 to 30. Items are rated on a Likert scale (e.g., strongly disagree to strongly agree), with higher scores indicating greater openness to seeking psychological help.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Mental Health Service Use

    Time frame: 3 month follow up and 6 month follow up.

    Measured through a study-specific, 9-item questionnaire. Self-rated mental health status question will use a multiple choice semantic differential scale ("excellent" to "poor"). Number of poor mental health days in the past month will use a numerical scale (0 to 30 days). Mental health help-seeking questions related to wanting, tried, and successfully seeing a mental health professional will use select all that apply time point response options ("never", "in the past 3 months", "within the last 4- 6 months", "over a year ago").

  2. Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale - Short Form

    Time frame: 1 week follow up and 3 month follow up.

    The ATSPPH-SF is scored 0 to 30. Items are rated on a Likert scale (e.g., strongly disagree to strongly agree), with higher scores indicating greater openness to seeking psychological help.

  3. General Self-Efficacy Scale

    Time frame: 1 week follow up, 3 month follow up, and 6-month follow up.

    Measured through a 10-item questionnaire; assesses the strength of an individuals belief of their ability to respond to novel or difficult situations to deal with any associated obstacles or setbacks. Items are rated on a 4-point Likert scale (e.g., 1 = Not at all true to 4 = Exactly true), with higher scores indicating stronger self-efficacy.

  4. Treatment Expectation Questionnaire

    Time frame: 1 week follow up, 3 month follow up, and 6-month follow up.

    Measured through a 6 item questionnaire; measure's a participants expectations about the effectiveness of their treatment. Items are rated on a Likert scale (e.g., from "not at all" to "very much"), and higher scores indicate stronger positive expectations about the treatment.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Principal Investigator

CONTACT

[email protected]

(312) 209-3083

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Stanford University

Other

Collaborators

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

Registry information

Official study title

A Promotora-centric Community Collaborative to Improve Connections to Mental Health Service

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Dec 2, 2024
Registry last updated
Apr 6, 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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