CommunityRx for Hunger: A Hospital-Based Intervention

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-04-30

Study Completion Date

2021-09-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this research program is to reduce health disparities by deploying an information-based intervention to increase caregiver utilization of community-based food supports and satisfaction with care among food insecure caregivers of hospitalized children. We will conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate, versus usual care, the effects of the CommunityRx-H intervention on caregiver use of food resources (primary), caregiver patient satisfaction with care (primary), caregiver mental health-related quality of life (secondary), and caregiver household food security (secondary). The proposed research will yield an understanding of how to leverage a child's hospitalization to effectively intervene on the problem of food insecurity. Findings will inform the rapidly growing field of healthcare-based interventions to address health-related social needs.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Food Insecurity Caregivers Clinical Trial Hunger Health-Related Quality of Life Patient Satisfaction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Caregivers

Study Groups

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Usual Care Only

The control group will receive usual care, no CommunityRx-H intervention

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Usual Care and Intervention

The intervention arm will receive the CommunityRx-H intervention, an information-based intervention that provides referrals to community resources

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CommunityRx-H

Intervention Type OTHER

CommunityRx-H has two components: (1) health-information technology (HIT) e-prescribing, and (2) a Community Resource Specialist (CRS). CommunityRx functions like an e-prescribing system: a HealtheRx "prescription" is automatically generated at the point of care. The HealtheRx provides referrals to food resources and federal nutrition assistance information tailored to the caregiver's address and proactive social support in the form of SMS-text message nudges from the CRS. Caregivers in the intervention arm are able to request information on resources not limited to food, including employment support, help paying rent or mortgage, etc. Nudges will promote caregiver self- and family management by increasing knowledge of and encouraging activation of community resources.

Interventions

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CommunityRx-H

CommunityRx-H has two components: (1) health-information technology (HIT) e-prescribing, and (2) a Community Resource Specialist (CRS). CommunityRx functions like an e-prescribing system: a HealtheRx "prescription" is automatically generated at the point of care. The HealtheRx provides referrals to food resources and federal nutrition assistance information tailored to the caregiver's address and proactive social support in the form of SMS-text message nudges from the CRS. Caregivers in the intervention arm are able to request information on resources not limited to food, including employment support, help paying rent or mortgage, etc. Nudges will promote caregiver self- and family management by increasing knowledge of and encouraging activation of community resources.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* At least 18 years old
* English-speaking
* Living in 1 of the 16 ZIP code target regions
* Self-identify as a primary caregiver of a child \<18 years old hospitalized in CCH's general, intensive care or transplant units