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Community Health Worker Implementation of Transdiagnostic Evidence-based Mental Health Intervention for Spanish-speaking Latine Parents
Sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if it is doable for community health workers (CHWs) to deliver a mental health intervention to Spanish-speaking Latine parents experiencing anxiety, depression, and/or traumatic stress. The main questions it aims to answer are (1) Is it doable for CHWs to deliver the mental health intervention and for Latine parents to participate in the intervention, and (2) does the CHW-delivered intervention work in reducing Latine parents' mental health symptoms. Researchers will compare Latine parents receiving the intervention to Latine parents not receiving the intervention to see if the CHW-delivered intervention works to improve mental health symptoms. Participants will: * Participate in up to 14 weekly 1-hour sessions of the mental health intervention delivered by a CHW. They will be randomized to receive the intervention immediately or after a 5-month delay. * Participants will complete questionnaires about their symptoms, family and child functioning, as well as about how doable, acceptable, and appropriate they found the intervention * Participants will also complete a recorded interview about their experience in the intervention
Official title: Community Health Worker Implementation of Transdiagnostic Evidence-based Treatment in Spanish
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
52
Start Date
2027-02
Completion Date
2029-03
Last Updated
2026-02-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA)
CETA is a transdiagnostic evidence-based treatment (EBT) designed to be implemented in low-resource settings and delivered by lay providers with little to no prior mental health training (i.e., CHWs). CETA consists of 11 modules that address the most common mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress. Modules are based on common elements of EBT, and include topics of psychoeducation, behavioral activation, relaxation, cognitive restructuring, exposures, safety planning, and substance use reduction. Designed with non-specialists in mind, CETA materials follow a simple, concrete format, with a 1-5 page "manual" section and 1-2 page "steps sheet" for each module that includes goals, example wording, and guidance for in-session use during implementation. CETA has demonstrated effectiveness in RCTs around the world, but has yet to be examined in the US in the context of CHW implementation.