Helping families in poverty improve health and well-being

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a Community Support Worker who assists families with young children in navigating social services and financial supports. By identifying families experiencing financial strain, the intervention seeks to improve family income, reduce parenting stress, and enhance children's health outcomes. The study will employ a randomized controlled trial design, enrolling families with children under three years old who report difficulties making ends meet. The intervention will be compared to usual care to assess its impact on health and well-being.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Parents of children (younger than 3 years) attending a regularly scheduled primary care visit.
* Parents respond affirmatively to the question "Do you ever have difficulty making ends meet at the end of the month?"
* Informed parental consent. Only one child will be enrolled per family. For families with more than one child, we will enroll the youngest eligible child, since literature suggests that impact of reducing family stress may be greater at younger ages; for multiple births, one child will be randomly selected for inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Parents without legal status in Canada, as they are not eligible for many Canadian social programs.
2. Families who are receiving system navigation support, such as from a social worker or public health nurse, or who have received system navigation support within one year prior to enrolment.
3. Child with a previously diagnosed developmental disorder, genetic, chromosomal or syndromic condition.
4. Child born prematurely (gestational age less than 32 weeks).

Where it's running

• Queen's Family Health Team
  Kingston, Ontario, Canada Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Imaan Bayoumi
• Email: bayoumi@queensu.ca
• Phone: 613-331-2371

Similar studies

Other studies for the same condition or treatment. Recruiting studies are listed first.

• See if the Common Elements Treatment Approach helps mothers in Lima improve mental health and parenting

  This trial tests whether the Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) can improve mental health and parenting outcomes for mothers of young children in a low-income community in Lima, Peru.

  Recruiting Phase 2 University of Notre Dame · Lima · NCT07667738

• Does extra family income improve child mental health and brain biology in low-income families?

  This study tests whether three years of extra income for parents can improve their child’s mental health and neuroimmune function.

  Recruiting Northwestern University · Evanston, Illinois · NCT07641244

• Negative Income Tax Trial for MCC students

  This trial tests whether a negative income tax helps Omaha MCC students advance in education and work, by giving financial support to eligible students who meet income and enrollment criteria.

  Recruiting University of Pennsylvania · Omaha, Nebraska · NCT07463131

• Suicide prevention in primary care clinics in Nepal

  This project will try a package of tools and training to help primary care providers in Bagmati Province, Nepal, better find and manage patients at risk of suicide.

  Recruiting Yale University · Dolakhā · NCT07362056

• Explicit 15-minute arrival-time messages to help patients arrive on time

  This project will test whether showing an explicit arrival time (15 minutes before the scheduled appointment) in MyChart and automated texts helps primary care patients arrive on time for in-person visits.

  Recruiting University of California, Los Angeles · Los Angeles, California · NCT07314697

• Patient-centered clinical decision support for recommended screenings in primary care

  This project will test a patient-centered computer tool that helps adults aged 18–74 and their primary care doctors identify which preventive screenings are recommended and support shared decision-making.

  Recruiting at 12 sites Hospices Civils de Lyon · Belley and 19 other locations · NCT07270926

How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.