Finances First: A Health Intervention in Low Income Single Mother Households

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Financial Stress
• Interventions: Behavioral: Financial Education

• Registration Number: NCT03035240
• Lead Sponsor: Creighton University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this prospective, randomized, controlled three-year study is to compare the effect of a year-long financial education program versus usual care on health outcomes in single mother low income households.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-01-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-01-26
• Study First Posted: 2017-01-27
• Study Start: 2017-05-02
• Status Verified: 2020-10
• Primary Completion: 2020-10-01
• Study Completion: 2020-10-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-01-27
• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 345

Inclusion Criteria

• Unmarried
• Currently employed
• Annual salary must be less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Guideline
• Supporting at least one child at home
• Able to read and speak either English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria

• Currently abusing alcohol or recreational drugs
• Currently living in a domestic violence situation
• Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next year

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Financial Education Intervention	Financial Education	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight loss	Baseline and one year later	The proportion of overweight or obese women that achieve a 5% or more reduction in weight
Changes in Quality of Life as measured by the WHO QOL BREF survey	Baseline and one year later	Changes in Quality of Life as measured by the WHO QOL BREF survey

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Creighton University; 🇺🇸 Omaha, Nebraska, United States