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RCT for Latina Mental Health Using Web-Based Apps

This study compares a choice-driven, interactive, evidence-informed storytelling web-based app intervention with links to resources and treatment (Tx) recommendations (made by a character via her blog) and Tx locator, to a web-based app with links to publicly available informational internet videos, MH resources, and a treatment locator for at least moderately anxious/depressed untreated English and Spanish speaking Latinas to determine if a story-based, character-driven approach is more effective for catalyzing…

ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT06874790

PhaseNA

Enrollment700

SponsorUniversity of California, Los Angeles

Age18 Years

SexFEMALE

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Conditions studied

Mental Health, Anxiety, Depression, Well-Being, Psychological

About this study

Interventions

Behavioral: Catalina — Catalina transmedia web-based app intervention with 10 story-based videos (including bonus story extender videos) totaling 31 minutes plus the blog of the character, "Veronica," which has MH resource links including Veronica's recommendations of at least 3 local Latinx-serving clinics in LA and Orange County ZIP Codes that offer low-cost MH Tx.
Behavioral: Control webpage — Links to informational videos (totaling 31 minutes) on depression and anxiety, listing of the same 3 local Latinx-serving clinics in LA and Orange County ZIP codes that offer low-cost MH Tx, and links to nationally available websites that offer resources (including access to service locators).

Primary outcomes

Number of Participants Initiating Mental Health Treatment (MH Tx) (9 months)

Eligibility information

Inclusion Criteria: * Latina (women who are from or have family ties to Latin America) * Currently resides in LA or Orange County * Age 18 and older * Able to speak, read, and write in English or Spanish * Score 10 or higher on GAD-7 and/or PHQ-8 * Access to the internet via smartphone, tablet, or computer * Not currently receiving mental health therapy or pharmacotherapy * Has not accessed mental health services during the previous 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * Not Latina or Hispanic * Under age 18

Study locations

UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095 United States

Before you participate: Varda Clinical is an independent discovery tool, not the study sponsor or a medical provider. Eligibility can only be determined by the official study team. Discuss potential risks and benefits with a qualified healthcare professional.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov. Record last refreshed by Varda Clinical: 2026-09-27.