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RCT for Latina Mental Health Using Web-Based Apps

RCT for Latina Mental Health Using Web-Based Apps

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18 years and older
Female
Phase N/A
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Overview

This study compares a choice-driven, interactive, evidence-informed storytelling web-based app intervention with links to resources and treatment (Tx) recommendations (made by a character via her blog) and Tx locator, to a web-based app with links to publicly available informational internet videos, MH resources, and a treatment locator for at least moderately anxious/depressed untreated English and Spanish speaking Latinas to determine if a story-based, character-driven approach is more effective for catalyzing mental health treatment initiation.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Latina (women who are from or have family ties to Latin America)
  • Currently resides in LA or Orange County
  • Age 18 and older
  • Able to speak, read, and write in English or Spanish
  • Score 10 or higher on GAD-7 and/or PHQ-8
  • Access to the internet via smartphone, tablet, or computer
  • Not currently receiving mental health therapy or pharmacotherapy
  • Has not accessed mental health services during the previous 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not Latina or Hispanic
  • Under age 18

Study details
    Mental Health
    Anxiety
    Depression
    Well-Being
    Psychological

NCT06874790

University of California, Los Angeles

22 July 2025

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