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Weyera Mental Health Pilot Intervention

NCT06960187 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-10-08

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Summary

This study aims to pilot a group-level intervention focused on mental health and resilience among Ethiopian and Eritrean youth. The study follows previous work that showed high rates of mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)) among Ethiopian and Eritrean youth in Atlanta. The goal is to determine the acceptability, feasibility, and safety of this culturally relevant group-level intervention before a larger trial to improve resilience processes that support mental wellness in a community-based setting.

Conditions

  • Mental Health Issue

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Weyera Intervention

Weyera intervention is an eight-week program featuring weekly, two-hour facilitated group sessions with 6-10 participants in each group, led by trained lay facilitators. Each session will address the weekly topic and introduce an evidence-based coping strategy (e.g., mindfulness, positive refocusing) that participants can practice over the following week. Within this outline, we will create intervention activities based on theory-based change methods and practical applications matched to objectives and determinants in the Logic Model of Change. Outline of major modules for the eight weeks: 1. Introduction to mental health 2. Stress and family pressure 3. Self-exploration and critical reflection 4. Intersectional Identities 5. Family Relationships 6. Discussing mental health in the Ethiopian and Eritrean communities 7. Trauma and Abuse 8. Navigating mental health services

BEHAVIORAL

Delayed intervention (waitlist control)

Wait-list control participants will be assigned to a group for initiation of the full intervention beginning at month 4 after their enrollment (i.e., beginning after they, and their corresponding intervention group, have completed their intervention and two follow-up surveys). Wait-list control participants will complete surveys at enrollment (baseline), 2 months (pre-intervention), 4 months (pre-intervention), 6 months (immediate post-intervention), and 8 months (post-intervention).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Emory University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sophia Hussen, MD, MPH · Emory University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
29 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-22
Primary Completion
2026-09-30
Completion
2026-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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