Can Culturally-Tuned digital tools ease asian american stress?
NCT ID NCT07771322
First seen Aug 18, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial explores whether digital tools designed for Asian American clients, along with special training for therapists, can help reduce stress, perfectionism, and symptoms of depression and anxiety. About 80 Asian American adults seeking mental health care will be involved, along with 16 therapists. The study compares outcomes for clients whose therapists use these culturally-attuned tools versus those who do not, aiming to see if this approach improves mental health and well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Culturally-attuned digital tools, including digital worksheets and podcasts, plus clinician training to use them
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide effective digital mental health tools that address sociocultural stressors for Asian Americans, potentially improving access to culturally responsive care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage study with 80 participants, so results may not generalize. The intervention depends on clinician adoption and client engagement, which may vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Clinician eligibility Inclusion Criteria: * New clinicians who have never provided services on the Anise Health platform Exclusion Criteria: * Existing clinicians on the Anise Health platform Client eligibility Inclusion Criteria: 1. Asian American adults (age 18-90 years) who seek mental health services 2. resides in states in which Anise Health clinicians are licensed to provide care, 3. has access to reliable internet connection, 4. has signed the Informed Consent form prior to participants' entry into the study. Exclusion Criteria: Individuals seeking 1. treatment for serious mental illness such as bipolar disorder and psychotic disorders, 2. diagnosis for ADHD or Autism Spectrum Disorder, 3. treatment for eating disorder and substance use disorder, 4. attention for active suicidal ideation with plan and intent, or 5. persons lacking relevant decision-making capacity, or otherwise requiring a personal representative to indicate consent/authorization on their behalf, would be ineligible.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Anise Health (http://www.anisehealth.co)
RECRUITINGBrooklyn, New York, 11216, United States
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