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Giving Resources to lOw-income Children to Enhance RecoverY

Not Applicable
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
Inclusion Criteria
  • Parent of a pediatric patient admitted to one of two units at our hospital with HealthVine insurance
Exclusion Criteria
  • Previous study participation

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
InterventionGrocery gift cardMonthly $100 grocery gift cards for 12 months
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
UDSA 6-question food insecurity survey14-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

Reutilization30-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
NameTimeMethod
Ability to pay for medications14-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 Utilization30-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 clinic30-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 Scale14-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 Scale14-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 routine14-days after discharge

Family-designed measure of recovery and return to normal routine

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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