The UTHealth Medical-Legal Partnership: Improving Health by Addressing Health-Harming Legal Needs
Completed
- Conditions
- Social Determinants of Health
- Registration Number
- NCT03364543
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effectiveness of the UTHealth medical-legal partnerships (MLP) against usual care.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 911
Inclusion Criteria
- English- or Spanish- speaking
- screen positive for health-harming legal needs (HHLNs)
Exclusion Criteria
- Those unable or unwilling to consent to legal services
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of participants who had an emergency department visit 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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What molecular mechanisms underlie health improvements from legal need interventions in NCT03364543?
How does the UTHealth MLP model compare to standard care in addressing social determinants of health?
Are there biomarkers associated with successful resolution of health-harming legal needs in observational MLP studies?
What adverse events are linked to medical-legal partnership interventions in social determinants of health research?
What combination approaches or alternative legal support models show promise alongside MLPs for health outcomes?
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United States
UTHealth Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United States
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United States