Trial Outcomes & Findings for Healthcare Providers as Trusted Messengers to Increase Receipt of Tax Credits Among Low-income Families (NCT NCT05612685)

NCT ID: NCT05612685

Last Updated: 2025-09-22

Results Overview

Self-reported tax filing status for the current year

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

Target enrollment

21 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

3 months

Results posted on

2025-09-22

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure	Intervention The target population was parents making less than $75,000 per year seeking maternal/parental or child health services. Parents were eligible to participate in the project if they were within the income threshold, had one or more children under six years of age, spoke English or Spanish, and had a valid tax filing ID (SSN or ITIN). Parents were ineligible if they had already filed taxes or were experiencing an acute mental health crisis (e.g., suicidality).
Overall Study STARTED	21
Overall Study COMPLETED	18
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	3

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Healthcare Providers as Trusted Messengers to Increase Receipt of Tax Credits Among Low-income Families

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	Intervention n=18 Participants This arm will receive a healthcare provider referral to a tax filing app Healthcare provider referral to a tax filing app: Healthcare providers offer a referral to a tax filing app and briefly describe the potential benefits of tax credit receipt
Age, Categorical <=18 years	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years	18 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical >=65 years	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous	32.7 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.1 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	13 Participants n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	5 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) American Indian or Alaska Native	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Asian	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Black or African American	3 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) White	2 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) More than one race	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported	13 Participants n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment United States	18 participants n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 3 months

Population: Participants who completed the follow up survey

Self-reported tax filing status for the current year

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Intervention n=10 Participants This arm will receive a healthcare provider referral to a tax filing app Healthcare provider referral to a tax filing app: Healthcare providers offer a referral to a tax filing app and briefly describe the potential benefits of tax credit receipt
Rate of Tax Filing at 3 Months: Did You File Taxes This Year? YES/NO	8 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 9 months

Population: Individuals who completed the final follow up survey

Self-reported tax filing status for the current year

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Intervention n=10 Participants This arm will receive a healthcare provider referral to a tax filing app Healthcare provider referral to a tax filing app: Healthcare providers offer a referral to a tax filing app and briefly describe the potential benefits of tax credit receipt
Rate of Tax Filing at 9 Months: Did You File Taxes This Year? YES/NO	8 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline

Population: Baseline characteristics

Number of parents with a depression score above the cutoff range (i.e., scores of 3 or greater) on the Patient Health Questionnaire- 2 (score range 0-6, higher scores indicate worse depression symptoms)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Intervention n=18 Participants This arm will receive a healthcare provider referral to a tax filing app Healthcare provider referral to a tax filing app: Healthcare providers offer a referral to a tax filing app and briefly describe the potential benefits of tax credit receipt
Number of Parents With Positive Depression Score at Baseline	8 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 9 months

Population: Individuals who completed the follow up survey

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Intervention n=8 Participants This arm will receive a healthcare provider referral to a tax filing app Healthcare provider referral to a tax filing app: Healthcare providers offer a referral to a tax filing app and briefly describe the potential benefits of tax credit receipt
Number of Parents With Positive Depression Score at 9 Months	1 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 9 months

Population: Individuals who completed the follow-up survey

Number of children with ratings of Excellent or Very Good Responses on child development item in the PROMIS Early Childhood Parent Report Global Health 8a ("How well is your child meeting developmental milestones?" Response options of Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, or Poor)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Intervention n=8 Participants This arm will receive a healthcare provider referral to a tax filing app Healthcare provider referral to a tax filing app: Healthcare providers offer a referral to a tax filing app and briefly describe the potential benefits of tax credit receipt
Number of Children With Excellent or Very Good Responses Ratings on Child Development at 9 Months	6 Participants

Adverse Events

Intervention

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Kristen Choi, Associate Professor

UCLA

Phone: 3107947493

Email: [email protected]

Results disclosure agreements

Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
Publication restrictions are in place