Giving Resources to lOw-income Children to Enhance RecoverY
- Conditions
- Discharged Pediatric Patients and Their Families
- Interventions
- Other: Grocery gift card
- Registration Number
- NCT06560229
- Lead Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an intervention to provide food support to families who are part of a Medicaid Accountable Care Organization will provide benefits. The main question it aims to answer:
Does this monthly food support intervention reduce food insecurity and healthcare utilization in these patients.
Participants will complete surveys in the hospital, 14-days after discharge, and then quarterly for up to 18 months. Families randomized to the intervention group will receive monthly grocery gift cards for one year.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
- Parent of a pediatric patient admitted to one of two units at our hospital with HealthVine insurance
- Previous study participation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention Grocery gift card Monthly $100 grocery gift cards for 12 months
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method UDSA 6-question food insecurity survey 14-days after discharge, 90-days after discharge, and quarterly after discharge up to 20 months Adapted version of the UDSA 6-question food insecurity survey
Reutilization 30-days after discharge, 90-days after discharge, and quarterly after discharge up to 20 months Validated measure of reutilization which includes unplanned readmission, return to the emergency department, or a visit to urgent care
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ability to pay for medications 14-days after discharge, 90-days after discharge, and quarterly after discharge up to 20 months Family-designed measure of difficulty obtaining medications after discharge
Primary Care Healthcare Utilization 30-days after discharge, 90-days after discharge, and quarterly after discharge up to 20 months Planned and unplanned visits to primary care provider
Vaccine uptake at primary care clinic 30-days after discharge, 90-days after discharge, and quarterly after discharge up to 20 months Immunization percentage as part of the Medicaid accountability measure
Post-Discharge Difficulty Coping Scale 14-days after discharge Post-Discharge Coping Difficulty Scale uses an 11 point scaling format (0-10) with total scores ranging from 0 to 100. Higher scores represent greater coping difficulty.
Perceived Stress Scale 14-days after discharge, 90-days after discharge, and quarterly after discharge up to 20 months Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) uses a 5 point scaling format (0-4) with total scores ranging from 0 to 40. Higher scores represent higher perceived stress.
Recovery and return to normal routine 14-days after discharge Family-designed measure of recovery and return to normal routine
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
🇺🇸Cincinnati, Ohio, United States