Screening for Poverty And Related Social Determinants and Intervening to Improve Knowledge of and Links to Resources (SPARK): a Randomized Controlled Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 110
- 主要终点
- change in estimated annual income
研究概览
简要总结
The SPARK RCT will test the impact of engagement with a Community Health Worker who is embedded in interprofessional primary care teams on change in estimated annual income at 6 months for people living in poverty.
详细描述
Population: Patients seen by interprofessional primary care teams who are living on estimated annual incomes that are below the Canadian Low-Income Cut-Off (LICO)
Intervention: A Community Health Worker who implements an intervention that addresses a number of social needs, including improving income security, access to prescription medications, access to housing, reducing social isolation, paying for utilities and access to transportation
Control: Information on community resources on social needs
Outcome: Change in estimated annual income between baseline and at 6 months
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •18+ years old AND live in a household with an income below the Low-Income Cut-OFF AND agree to receive assistance with social needs
排除标准
- •Has worked with a similar CHW or intervention in the past 1 year.
研究组 & 干预措施
Integrated care promoter
Patients who are randomized to the intervention group will be connected with a trained Community Health Worker (CHW). The CHW is a peer with lived-experience of system navigation that could have a background in social work, health promotion or community work. All CHWs will receive 2 weeks of training to assist participants with social needs.
干预措施: Community Health Worker (Behavioral)
Information on community resources
Patients randomized to the control group will receive a list of tailored written information.
干预措施: Community Health Worker (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
change in estimated annual income
时间窗: 6 months
The primary outcome will be change in estimated annual income, assessed at baseline and at 6 months.
次要结局
未报告次要终点