Evaluating the Impact of Training for IHSS Workers

NCT ID: NCT06205433

Last Updated: 2024-01-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

2500 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-01-09

Study Completion Date

2029-06-30

Brief Summary

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This trial investigates whether high-quality training for consumer-directed home health workers impacts health outcomes for care consumers and employment outcomes for care workers. The investigators are conducting this study in the context of the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, a consumer-directed, Medicaid-funded home care program in California serving elderly and disabled Medicaid recipients. The investigators will partner with the Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA), a training provider based in California, to conduct a randomized evaluation of the impact of training for IHSS workers on labor and health care outcomes. The evaluation will enroll IHSS workers in San Bernardino County, where CCA will be expanding its program.

Participants will be randomized to either a group that receives CCA's training or a control group that does not receive training.

Participants randomized to the training group will complete a 30 hour online course that teaches fundamental caregiving skills. Training includes personal care, infection control, nutrition and body mechanics, medication adherence, and home safety.

Researchers will compare outcomes between IHSS providers in the two groups and between IHSS consumers who receive care from the IHSS providers in the two groups to see if training impacts health, health care, and labor market outcomes.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Home Care for Elderly or Disabled Individuals

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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IHSS Basic Training

Individuals in the treatment group will be invited to participate in CCA's IHSS Basic training program. The program is a 30 hour online course for IHSS providers, which teaches fundamental caregiving skills. Training includes personal care, infection control, nutrition and body mechanics, medication adherence, and home safety.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

IHSS Basic Training

Intervention Type OTHER

The intervention is the Center for Caregiver Advancements 30-hour IHSS Basic training course.

Control

No intervention is delivered to the control group. The control group will be unable to access CCA's training programs for two years following random assignment.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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IHSS Basic Training

The intervention is the Center for Caregiver Advancements 30-hour IHSS Basic training course.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Current IHSS provider
* Live in San Bernardino County
* IHSS consumer lives in San Bernardino County
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Center for Caregiver Advancement

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Chicago

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Matthew Notowidigdo, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Chicago

David Autor, Phd

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Amy Finkelstein, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Anna Russo

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Locations

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San Bernardino County

San Bernardino, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Jesse Gubb, Research Manager, PhD

Role: CONTACT

617-324-6995

Facility Contacts

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Research Manager

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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2308001081

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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