Community Program for Youth Well-Being

(Kamaehu Trial)

Overseen By Blane K Garcia, MPH

Age: < 65

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center

Disqualifiers: Asthma, Obesity, Diabetes, others

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: 4

100 Participants Needed

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to learn if a community referral program can improve services for youth with mental health and chronic health conditions in a predominantly Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community. The main questions the trial aims to address are:

* What is the best way for a community health center to connect youth with community programs rooted in cultural practices and traditions?

* Does participation in community programs engage youth and mental health and chronic health outcomes?

Participants will:

* Participate in a community program for youth that will strengthen connection to 'āina (land) and culture. Programs in the summer are 5 hours per day, 4 days a week, for 4 weeks. Programs in the school-year are 2.5 hours per day, 2 days a week, for 16 weeks.

* Take surveys on their demographics, general well-being, mental health, and chronic health conditions they may have at 4 different times: Before the program begins, immediately after the program finishes, 3-4 months after finishing, and 6-8 months after finishing.

* Have an adult family member complete surveys on their youth's demographics and general well-being at the same 4 times

Who Is on the Research Team?

May M Okihrio, MD, MS

Principal Investigator

Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

Inclusion Criteria

I am between 12 and 25 years old.

I have a health or mental health concern that could benefit from extra support.

Reside in the Wai'anae zip code 96792

Exclusion Criteria

Rather than strict exclusionary criteria, screening for program fit at 4 levels: the referring Pediatric/Behavioral Health provider, the Community Connections Manager, the youth participant/family member, and the receiving CBO. All 4 levels need to assess a potential participant as fit to participate. General considerations include ability to work in groups with other youth, ability to be outdoors for hours at a time, and ability to receive basic instruction and complete basic physical and cognitive tasks associated with the program independently. All 4 layers also have the opportunity to end the youth's participation in the program at any point if serious safety or health concerns arise for the participant or others involved in the program. If a participant needs to leave a program, the Community Connections Manager will remain engaged with the youth and family to explore other options through the pilot or elsewhere.

Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Intervention Program

Participants engage in community programs to strengthen connection to 'āina and culture. Summer programs are 5 hours per day, 4 days a week, for 4 weeks. School-year programs are 2.5 hours per day, 2 days a week, for 16 weeks.

4-16 weeks

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for changes in health and well-being through surveys at multiple time points after program completion.

6-8 months

Surveys at 4 time points: immediately after program, 3-4 months, and 6-8 months post-completion

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

• Kaiona Programs

How Is the Trial Designed?

Group I: Kaiona Programs Arm Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Single arm

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center

Lead Sponsor

University of Hawaii

Collaborator

Trials

122

Recruited

55,200+