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Enlace Familiar: Supporting the Mental Health of Latino Adolescents

NCT07547631 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2026-04-23

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to pilot and evaluate Enlace Familiar, a culturally responsive intervention designed to support Latino adolescents in discussing their mental health needs with caregivers or other trusted adults. The study will examine the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention and examine its potential impact on mental health communication among Latino adolescents ages 14-18 experiencing mental health concerns. Participants will be randomized into two groups, with 32 adolescents assigned to the Enlace Familiar intervention and 32 adolescents assigned to a control condition. The intervention will be implemented in partnership with community health workers (CHWs), who will serve as culturally relevant facilitators.

The main questions this study aims to answer are:

1. Is Enlace Familiar feasible and acceptable for Latino adolescents when delivered by CHWs?
2. Does participation in Enlace Familiar improve adolescents' discussions of mental health needs with caregivers or other trusted adults?

Participants will:

* Complete baseline assessments related to mental health communication, attitudes toward mental health, mental health literacy, and engagement in mental health services.
* Participate in the Enlace Familiar intervention, delivered by trained CHWs.
* Complete follow-up assessments to evaluate changes in primary and secondary outcomes.
* Participate in qualitative interviews or feedback activities to provide information about the acceptability and perceived usefulness of the intervention.

Researchers will use a mixed methods design to evaluate intervention feasibility and acceptability and to explore preliminary changes in adolescent mental health communication following participation in the intervention.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Enlace Familiar

Enlace Familiar will consist of two individual encounters, in person or virtual. Youth will also receive a list of mental health community resources, including school-based, online, and apps-based support.

Sponsors & Collaborators

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

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Michigan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fernanda Cross, Ph.D · University of Michigan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-07-31
Primary Completion
2028-04-30
Completion
2029-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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