The Healthier Wealthier Families (HWF) pilot randomised trial: offering financial support through community health services.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Childhood inequity; Health service research; Deprivation; Poverty; Parent mental health; Public Health - Health service research; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000154909
• Lead Sponsor: Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-02-13
• Last Update Posted: 8 March 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

• The parent or carer of a young child (defined by the maternal and child health (MCH)/child and family health (CFH) nursing service as birth to age 5 years);
• A client of the participating MCH/CFH service.
• Lives inside the geographical boundaries serviced by the participating financial counselling service.
• Provides a signed and dated informed consent form.
• Reports at least one risk factor for financial hardship, as screened by MCH/CFH nurse.

Note, parents of any age are eligible, hence the young minimum age specified.

Exclusion Criteria

• Does not comprehend the recruitment invitation.
• Already enrolled and assigned a research participant ID.
• Has no mechanism for contact (telephone or email).
• Already an active client in a financial counselling service.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified