Our Voices Matter: racial-justice activism program to reduce depression in Black and Latinx youth

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This randomized, group-based behavioral trial will enroll 300 Black and Latinx participants aged 15–20 in Chicago and randomize 150 to a racial-justice activism intervention and 150 to an attention-control life skills program. Each arm includes five half-day in-person interactive sessions followed by virtual small peer groups to continue the activities, with the activism arm focused on grassroots organizing around structural racism and the control arm focused on life-skills training. Outcomes include self-reported depressive symptoms and measures of physiological stress such as allostatic load and metabolic risk indicators, collected at baseline and follow-up timepoints. Randomization is block-stratified to balance race, ethnicity, and gender.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. 15-20 years old
2. Identify as Black and/ or Latinx
3. Speak English

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Younger than 15 years old, or older than 20 years old
2. Unable to attend the in-person sessions
3. Non-fluent English speaker
4. Do not identify as Black or Latinx

Where it's running

• Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
  Chicago, Illinois, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Elan C Hope, PhD — Policy Research Associates
• Study coordinator: Nia Heard-Garris, MD, MBA, MSc
• Email: nheardgarris@luriechildrens.org
• Phone: 3122272664

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.