Social Needs Assistance for Hospitalized Kids Trial
This study is looking for the best way to help families of hospitalized children get social and economic support. It compares two approaches: "Passive Referral," where you receive a list of local resources, and "Active Assistance by Navigators," where you get the same resources plus help from a navigator for up to three months. The goal is to see if active assistance leads to better overall health for children. Researchers will measure changes in your child's health six months after you join. Children aged 0-17 who are hospitalized on a general pediatric service can participate. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.
- Study design
- This is a multi-center randomized clinical trial with a planned enrollment of 1880 participants. It compares two different ways of connecting families to community resources.
- What's involved
- Participants will receive either a list of resources or a list of resources plus support from navigators for up to 3 months. Your child's health will be measured at the start and again 6 months after joining.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your child's health will be measured 6 months after you join the study.
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The Social Needs Assistance for Hospitalized Kids Trial
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
6 sites across 3 statesStudy leadership
- Matthew S Pantell, MD, MS · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of California, San Francisco
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Mean Change in Caregiver-rated Child Global Health using the National Survey of Children's Health Health Status MeasureBaseline and 6 months after recruitment
Child global health will be assessed using the caregiver-rated child health status item from the National Survey of Children's Health. Caregivers rate the child's overall health on a 5-point ordinal scale: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, or Poor. Responses will be assigned numeric values from 1 to 5 for analysis (Excellent = 1, Very Good = 2, Good = 3, Fair = 4, Poor = 5). Scores range from 1 to 5, with lower scores indicating better child global health and higher scores indicating worse child global health. Mean change from baseline to 6 months will be reported.