Trial Outcomes & Findings for Guided Group Telehealth to Deliver Evidence-based Therapeutic Care to Black College Students (NCT NCT07237217)

This study will recruit 40 Black college students attending Prairie View A\&M University (PVAMU) who are at least 18 years of age, and who qualify for the clinical intervention based on their current levels of depression and anxiety. Recruitment will occur by distributing flyers to the psychology participant pool, posting flyers around campuses, referrals from the student health center, and through word of mouth.

To obtain a subset of students that meet these qualifications, we will first collect baseline data. via a Qualtrics survey where they will access the informed consent, demographic questions, and the PHQ-9 and GAD-7. Participants who score a 5 or more on the GAD-7 or the PHQ-9 will qualify for the therapeutic intervention aspect of the study and will be given a link to complete a 12 week telehealth intervention in the form of either Guided Group Therapy or Individual Therapy.

Guided Group Telehealth to Deliver Evidence-based Therapeutic Care to Black College Students

Participant engagement was assessed using a self-report engagement measure administered at post-intervention. Items were rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating greater engagement. Mean engagement scores are reported as scores on a scale. Engagement scores represent the mean of all item responses, yielding a possible score range from 1 to 5.

Participant engagement was assessed using a self-report engagement measure administered at post-intervention. Items were rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating greater engagement. Mean engagement scores are reported as scores on a scale. Engagement scores represent the mean of all item responses, yielding a possible score range from 1 to 5.

Participant engagement was assessed using a self-report engagement measure administered at post-intervention. Items were rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating greater engagement. Mean engagement scores are reported as scores on a scale. Engagement scores represent the mean of all item responses, yielding a possible score range from 1 to 5.

Anxiety symptoms were assessed using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7). Items are rated on a 4-point scale ranging from 0 ("not at all") to 3 ("nearly every day"). Item responses are summed to compute a total score. Total scores range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety symptom severity.

Anxiety symptoms were assessed using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7). Items are rated on a 4-point scale ranging from 0 ("not at all") to 3 ("nearly every day"). Item responses are summed to compute a total score. Total scores range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety symptom severity.

Anxiety symptoms were assessed using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7). Items are rated on a 4-point scale ranging from 0 ("not at all") to 3 ("nearly every day"). Item responses are summed to compute a total score. Total scores range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety symptom severity.

Anxiety symptoms were assessed using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7). Items are rated on a 4-point scale ranging from 0 ("not at all") to 3 ("nearly every day"). Item responses are summed to compute a total score. Total scores range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety symptom severity.

Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a 9-item self-report measure. Items are rated on a 4-point scale ranging from 0 ("not at all") to 3 ("nearly every day"). Item responses are summed to compute a total score. Total scores range from 0 to 27, with higher scores indicating greater depressive symptom severity.

Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a 9-item self-report measure. Items are rated on a 4-point scale ranging from 0 ("not at all") to 3 ("nearly every day"). Item responses are summed to compute a total score. Total scores range from 0 to 27, with higher scores indicating greater depressive symptom severity.

Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a 9-item self-report measure. Items are rated on a 4-point scale ranging from 0 ("not at all") to 3 ("nearly every day"). Item responses are summed to compute a total score. Total scores range from 0 to 27, with higher scores indicating greater depressive symptom severity.

Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a 9-item self-report measure. Items are rated on a 4-point scale ranging from 0 ("not at all") to 3 ("nearly every day"). Item responses are summed to compute a total score. Total scores range from 0 to 27, with higher scores indicating greater depressive symptom severity.

Out of the 20 participants in each clinical trial arm, this outcome reflects the number of participants who completed the engagement component by Week 12 of the intervention.

Sentiment was quantified using a continuous sentiment score ranging from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating more positive sentiment. Sentiment scores were derived from open-ended responses collected at Week 4. Due to non-normal distributions, sentiment scores are summarized using medians and interquartile ranges and are reported as scores on a scale.

Sentiment was quantified using a continuous sentiment score ranging from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating more positive sentiment. Sentiment scores were derived from open-ended responses collected at Week 8. Due to non-normal distributions, sentiment scores are summarized using medians and interquartile ranges and are reported as scores on a scale.

Sentiment was quantified using a continuous sentiment score ranging from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating more positive sentiment. Sentiment scores were derived from open-ended responses collected at Week 12. Due to non-normal distributions, sentiment scores are summarized using medians and interquartile ranges and are reported as scores on a scale.