Psychological Distress
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALFinancial education videos
Brief videos providing structured information on managing one's money
OTHERMicrogrant
$150 stipend
BEHAVIORALPeer mentoring
One-on-one structured mentoring sessions with a trained peer
Sponsors
Duke University
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in psychological distress, as measured by Kessler 6 | 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
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in substance use, as measured by the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10) | 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 |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORTonia C. Poteat, PhD
Duke University
Outcome results
None listed