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Story app aims to get more latinas into therapy

NCT ID NCT06874790

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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

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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

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

About 700 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jul 2025

Expected to finish

Nov 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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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

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety anxiety disorder Depression depressive disorder Psychological Well-Being

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • UCLA

    RECRUITING

    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

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