Story app aims to get more latinas into therapy
NCT ID NCT06874790
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a choice-driven, interactive storytelling web app can help Latinas with anxiety or depression start mental health treatment. Seven hundred participants in Los Angeles and Orange County will either use the story-based app or a control webpage with standard information. The goal is to see if a character-driven approach is more effective at getting people to take that first step.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- story-based web app (Catalina)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a low-cost, culturally tailored way to encourage more Latinas to seek mental health care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage behavioral study, not a drug trial. The app may not increase treatment initiation more than standard information, and results may not apply outside California.
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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 700 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2028
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 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Latina (women who are from or have family ties to Latin America) * Currently resides in LA or Orange County * Age 18 and older * Able to speak, read, and write in English or Spanish * Score 10 or higher on GAD-7 and/or PHQ-8 * Access to the internet via smartphone, tablet, or computer * Not currently receiving mental health therapy or pharmacotherapy * Has not accessed mental health services during the previous 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * Not Latina or Hispanic * Under age 18
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UCLA
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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