Improving Health and Wellness for People With Serious Mental Illness in Puerto Rico

Sponsor
Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc.
Study ID
NCT06859060
Status
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Conditions

  • Chronic Disease
  • Serious Mental Illness

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
21 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • BRIDGES Healthcare Manager Intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    A culturally adapted, multilevel intervention consisting of monthly 60-minute sessions over a 12-month period. Sessions will be conducted by graduate clinical psychology students acting as healthcare managers. The intervention focuses on care coordination, patient activation, and reducing provider stigma to improve access to preventive primary care services.
  • Enhanced Treatment as Usual (ETAU) — OTHER
    Participants will continue to receive standard psychiatric care, including routine visits with their mental health providers at the designated clinical sites. They will also receive a booklet with information on how best to link with primary care providers. This ensures that participants are aware of available resources and basic health care recommendations, but does not include any active follow-up or intervention components.

Study Details

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a culturally tailored intervention, Bridges to Better Health and Wellness (BRIDGES), aimed at reducing chronic disease disparities among Puerto Ricans with serious mental illness (SMI). Participants receive monthly sessions with health care managers to address patient-provider stigma and care coordination.

Key Dates

First listed
Mar 5, 2025
Start date
Aug 31, 2025
Status verified
Feb 2025
Primary completion
Feb 28, 2029
Completion
Feb 28, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
300 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: BRIDGES Intervention
    Participants randomized to the experimental condition will receive the BRIDGES Healthcare Manager Intervention.
  • Other: Enhanced Treatment as Usual (ETAU)
    Participants randomized to the control condition will receive standard psychiatric care with an informational brochure on accessing primary care providers.

Primary Outcome Measure

Recipt of Preventive Primary Care [ Time Frame: baseline,6 and 12 months follow up and 6 and 12 months post intervention ]

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