Native Hawaiian cultural programs to support youth with mental and chronic health conditions
Tests community programs rooted in Native Hawaiian culture for young people with chronic health conditions.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center
- Where
- Waianae, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Community Connections Through Native Hawaiian Cultural Values to Strengthen Youth Resilience, Health, and Well-Being
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 100 people, planned
- Started
- 10 Apr 2026
- Expected to end
- 31 Aug 2028
- Type of study
- Interventional
- Treatments tested
- Community Referral to Kaiona Programs
- Record updated
- 17 April 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for young people aged 12 to 25 who live in the Wai'anae area and get care at Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. A provider must see a physical or mental health concern or call them "at-promise".
- Age
- 12 to 25 years
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- A physical or behavioral/mental health concern that may benefit from more support. Examples are asthma, obesity, diabetes, prediabetes or behavioral health concerns.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Not living in the Wai'anae zip code 96792
- Not using Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC) for healthcare
- Not seen by WCCHC providers as "at-promise" or as having a health concern that may benefit from support
- Cannot work in groups with other youth or be outdoors for hours at a time
- Cannot follow basic instructions or do basic physical and cognitive tasks of the program independently
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- youth 12 to 25 years of age
- live in the Wai'anae zip code 96792
- utilize Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC) for their healthcare, including the WCCHC School-based Health Centers
- assessed by WCCHC providers as being "at-promise" or having a physical or behavioral/mental health concern that may benefit from further support from Kaiona CBO Programs. Conditions may include chronic disease risk factors such as asthma, obesity, diabetes, or prediabetes, as well as behavioral health concerns
Who cannot take part
- Rather than strict exclusionary criteria, we will rely on the onboarding process that allows for screening for program fit at 4 levels: the referring Pediatric/Behavioral Health provider, the Community Connections Manager, the youth participant/family member, and the receiving CBO. All 4 of these levels will need to assess a potential participant as fit to participate. General considerations include ability to work in groups with other youth, ability to be outdoors for hours at a time, and ability to receive basic instruction and complete basic physical and cognitive tasks associated with the program independently. All 4 layers will also have the opportunity to end the youth's participation in the program at any point if serious safety or health concerns arise for the participant or others involved in the program. If a participant needs to leave a program, the Community Connections Manager will remain engaged with the youth and family to explore other options through the pilot or elsewhere
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 12 and 25 years old?
Where in United States
- Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health CenterWaianae, United StatesContact: Blane K Garcia, MPHTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to learn if a community referral program can improve services for youth with mental health and chronic health conditions in a predominantly Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community. The main questions the trial aims to address are:
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* What is the best way for a community health center to connect youth with community programs rooted in cultural practices and traditions? * Does participation in community programs engage youth and mental health and chronic health outcomes?
Participants will:
* Participate in a community program for youth that will strengthen connection to 'āina (land) and culture. Programs in the summer are 5 hours per day, 4 days a week, for 4 weeks. Programs in the school-year are 2.5 hours per day, 2 days a week, for 16 weeks. * Take surveys on their demographics, general well-being, mental health, and chronic health conditions they may have at 4 different times: Before the program begins, immediately after the program finishes, 3-4 months after finishing, and 6-8 months after finishing. * Have an adult family member complete surveys on their youth's demographics and general well-being at the same 4 times
The group in the trial
- Kaiona Programs ArmTreatment being tested
Single arm
Treatment: Community Referral to Kaiona Programs
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Kamaehu o ke Kaiāulu: Fostering Community Connections Through Native Hawaiian Cultural Values to Strengthen Youth Resilience, Health, and Well-Being
- Plain-language title
- Native Hawaiian cultural programs to support youth with mental and chronic health conditionsGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07536256, who can take part
- Record updated
- 17 April 2026