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

NANot yet recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

300

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2025

Primary Completion Date

February 28, 2029

Study Completion Date

February 28, 2029

Conditions
Chronic DiseaseSerious Mental Illness
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

BRIDGES Healthcare Manager Intervention

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.

OTHER

Enhanced Treatment as Usual (ETAU)

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.

Trial Locations (2)

00681

Mayagüez Medical Center Primary Care Psychology Clinic, Mayagüez

00716

PHSU Wellness Center, Ponce

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

NIH

lead

Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc.

INDUSTRY

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