Tax Preparation Pilot

NCT ID: NCT04135469

Last Updated: 2020-10-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

69 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-11-13

Study Completion Date

2020-09-04

Brief Summary

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The goal of this study to understand what percentage of families in the pediatric clinic at Boston Medical Center (BMC) currently file taxes and use free tax preparation and would accept and use referral to a free tax preparation service. The investigators specifically want to understand which of two methods of connecting to free tax preparation (referral versus navigated connection) is more effective. Also studied will be the feasibility of using surveys on financial wellness and other health indicators to track participants' health.

These pilot findings will be used to design a larger study that aims to assess whether integrating free tax preparation services into a pediatric clinic can increase tax filing rates and, as a result, the amount of money families receive in tax refunds. Additionally, the investigators hope to understand whether receiving this service impacts parental stress as well as how parents and babies are using the healthcare system.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Financial Stress Maternal Distress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Referral for tax preparation

Participants will be given contact information on financial services, including all the free tax preparation services in the city, including Boston Medical Center.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Referral for tax preparation services

Intervention Type OTHER

Printed materials will be provided with contact information for tax preparation services at BMC and other sites in the city.

BMC tax preparation

A navigator will help the participants with using free tax preparation services located at Boston Medical Center or a service located elsewhere in the city.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Referral for tax preparation services

Intervention Type OTHER

Printed materials will be provided with contact information for tax preparation services at BMC and other sites in the city.

Navigator assisted tax preparation services at BMC

Intervention Type OTHER

A study navigator will assist the participant in accessing the BMC located tax preparation services.

Interventions

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Referral for tax preparation services

Printed materials will be provided with contact information for tax preparation services at BMC and other sites in the city.

Intervention Type OTHER

Navigator assisted tax preparation services at BMC

A study navigator will assist the participant in accessing the BMC located tax preparation services.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Guardian of a child 0-5 years
* English, Spanish, or Haitian-Creole -speaking
* Child is a Boston Medical Center pediatric primary care patient

Exclusion Criteria

* Guardian not present at time of clinic visit
* Have no taxable income for the calendar year
* Not using BMC for pediatric primary care
* Have already filed their taxes for 2020
Minimum Eligible Age

0 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

5 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Boston University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Boston Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Lucy Marcil, MD MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Boston Medical Center

Locations

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Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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H-38575

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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