Mental Health CPR to support emotional health of Hispanic/Latino cancer survivors
Mental Health CPR: Transforming Cancer Survivors' Mental Health With Community Participatory Reach
This program tests whether Mental Health CPR helps Hispanic/Latino cancer survivors in Puerto Rico complete distress screening and connect with psycho-oncology services.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 1260 (estimated) |
| Ages | 21 Years to 99 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc. Industry-sponsored |
| Locations | 1 site (Ponce, Puerto Rico) |
| Trial ID | NCT07219264 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This is a cluster-randomized, parallel two-arm study comparing a culturally and linguistically adapted Mental Health CPR behavioral program to standard community health education delivered by trained Community Mental Health Workers across community clusters. Intervention clusters receive multimedia sessions, printed materials, and follow-up designed to promote distress screening and linkage to psycho-oncology care, while control clusters attend general health fairs with printed mental health information. The study runs for about 36 weeks and measures primary outcomes of distress screening completion and uptake of psycho-oncology services, with secondary outcomes including emotional distress, patient-caregiver communication, attitudes toward mental health care, quality of life, resilience, and select salivary stress/inflammation biomarkers. Findings will show whether this community-engaged approach improves access and emotional wellbeing among Hispanic/Latino cancer survivors in Puerto Rico.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Adults (21 years and older) who are Hispanic/Latino cancer survivors living in Puerto Rico and able to attend community sessions and follow-up activities are the intended participants.
Not a fit: People living outside Puerto Rico, non-Hispanic individuals for whom the cultural adaptation may not fit, those unable to attend in-person sessions, or those needing immediate individualized psychiatric care may not receive benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could increase completion of distress screening and timely connection to psycho-oncology care, improving emotional well-being for participating survivors.
How similar studies have performed: Culturally adapted, community-based behavioral programs have shown promise for improving mental health service uptake in underserved populations, but this specific Mental Health CPR intervention is novel for Hispanic/Latino cancer survivors in Puerto Rico.
Eligibility criteria
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The study will include adults of all ages representing individuals across all the adulthood stage. The minimum age requirement is 21, which is the legal age of majority in Puerto Rico. Inclusion Criteria: * Eligibility Criteria for Sub-Aim 1a. The eligibility criteria for the qualitative interviews will be 1: Participants over 21 years old, 2: through their role or status, represent any of the following community sectors: cancer care community organization representatives, clinical care providers of cancer patients and survivors, and cancer health educators; 3: self-identified as a Latino/Hispanic; 4: be able to complete an interview. * Eligibility Criteria for Aim 2. Community Forums stakeholders eligibility criteria. The community stakeholders inclusion criteria for the community forum are 1: Participants over 21 years old, 2: through their role or status, represent any of the following community sectors: cancer patients/survivors, cancer patients/survivors identified family caregiver, healthcare providers, cancer supportive care organizations, and advocacy groups, 3: self-identified as a Latino/Hispanic, 4: be able to attend the community forums. * Community Leaders Eligibility Criteria for CMHW training. The inclusion criteria for the community leaders to be trained as CMHW are 1: Participants over 21 years of age, 2: living in a limited resource community in southern Puerto Rico, 3: self-identified as a Latino/Hispanic, and 4: be able to provide support to H-CAPS through their role as CMHW. * Communities Eligibility Criteria. Community municipalities included from the southern health region of Puerto Rico are: Ponce, Arroyo, Coamo, Yauco, Salinas, Guanica, Guayanilla, Juana Diaz, Adjuntas, Guayama, Patillas, Santa Isabel, Penuelas and Villalba. These municipalities were chosen because they represent the catchment area of Ponce Health Sciences University. Also, they are comprised of mostly rural areas (south-central region of Puerto Rico) and present a higher incidence of cancer (south region) and cancer mortality (south-central region) compared to other Puerto Rican Health regions. * Intervention eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria for the community intervention are 1: Participants over 21 years old, 2: living in any of the municipalities of the southern health region of Puerto Rico and within a limited resource community according to the CDC SVI, 3: self-identified as a Latino/Hispanic, and 4: have had a cancer diagnosis during their adulthood. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants residing outside the catchment area.
Where this trial is running
Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc. — Ponce, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Eida M Castro-Figuera, PsyD, MSc — Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc.
- Study coordinator: Eida M Castro-Figueroa, PsyD, MSc
- Email: ecastro@psm.edu
- Phone: 787-840-2575
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.