ED-Home Pilot Study

Drug Use Clinical Trial

Official title:

ED-Home: A Pilot Feasibility Study of a Homelessness Prevention Intervention for Substance Using Emergency Department Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03864341
• Other study ID #: 18-02040
• Secondary ID: K23DA039179
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 8, 2019
• Est. completion date: March 23, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: July 2022
• Source: NYU Langone Health
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a single-arm pilot study to test the feasibility of homelessness prevention and substance use interventions to be delivered to at-risk patients in the Bellevue Hospital emergency department (ED). ED patients (n=40) found eligible for the study will complete a baseline assessment and receive referrals to appropriate services, with a final six-month follow-up assessment.

Description:

ED patients found eligible for the study will complete a baseline survey and receive one-time, in person services at the time of the baseline/enrollment ED visit including referrals to homelessness prevention and substance use services, with a final six-month follow-up survey. Interim contacts at 7-10 days, 3 months, and 5 months will be used to assure intervention components were received and to confirm participant contact information.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: March 23, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: March 23, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 99 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Be a patient in the Bellevue Hospital Center ED.
• Be =18 years old.
• Screen positive for homelessness risk using a homelessness risk screening tool (HRST).
• Screen positive for unhealthy alcohol or drug use.
• Able to provide consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Medically (e.g., critically ill) or psychiatrically unstable.
• Unable to provide informed consent for other reason (e.g., cognitive deficit, profound intoxication).
• Incarcerated or in police custody.
• Unable to understand and speak English.
• Lives outside NYC and/or cannot give a NYC ZIP code.
• Already homeless (residing in a shelter or on the streets).
• Does not have a telephone where can be reached for follow-up.
• Has already received specialized peer navigator/addiction social worker services during current ED visit.
• Has already participated in the study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Drinking
• Alcohol; Use, Problem
• Drug Use
• Housing Problems

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Referral to homelessness prevention services
Referral to Homebase homelessness prevention services offered by community-based organizations in NYC
• Substance use services
Referral to substance use services (SBIRT and peer counselor/social work contact) available at Bellevue Hospital
• Follow-up
Follow-up to assist participants in receiving homelessness prevention services

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	New York University School of Medicine	New York	New York

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
NYU Langone Health	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Percentage of Potential Participants Approached Who Were Eligible for the Study		Month 6
Primary	Percentage of Eligible Participants Who Agreed to Participate in the Study		Month 6
Primary	Number of Participants Who Received Referrals for Homelessness Prevention and/or Substance Use Services		Month 6