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Strong Minds for Mental Health

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Gabriela Livas Stein, Ph.D.
Research Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after baseline
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Summary

This trial will test the effectiveness of the STRONG MINDS model to improve engagement and quality of treatment for depression and anxiety among low-income racial/ethnic and linguistic minority populations, served by Medicaid ACOs in North Carolina (NC) and Massachusetts (MA).

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after baseline
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after baseline for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Engagement in MH (change)
Functioning: WHODAS 2.0 (change)
Hopkins Symptoms Checklist-25 (change)
+1 more
Secondary outcome measures
CAT-MH (including CAT-SA for substance) (change)

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Strong Minds ProgramExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
This is a 10-session, culturally-adapted intervention, that includes cognitive behavioral therapy techniques combined with mindfulness exercises, led by a Community Health Worker.
Group II: Enhanced Usual CareExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Enhanced usual care includes check in calls by a Care Manager 4 times over the course of 6 months and educational materials about depression and anxiety.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Strong Minds
2019
N/A
~1050

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

Massachusetts General HospitalLead Sponsor
2,955 Previous Clinical Trials
13,211,634 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Mental Health
900 Patients Enrolled for Mental Health
University of North Carolina, GreensboroOTHER
31 Previous Clinical Trials
15,597 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Mental Health
18 Patients Enrolled for Mental Health
Gabriela Livas Stein, Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorUniversity of North Carolina, Greensboro
~179 spots leftby Jul 2025