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NCT04461080 Clinical Trial

Screening for Poverty And Related Social Determinants to Improve Knowledge of and Links to Resources (SPARK)

Poverty Clinical Trial

— SPARK  

Official title:
Screening for Poverty And Related Social Determinants and Intervening to Improve Knowledge of and Links to Resources (SPARK): a Randomized Controlled Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data
NCT number NCT04461080
Other study ID # UpstreamLab2020-1
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date August 2024
Est. completion date December 2025

Study information
Verified date June 2024
Source Unity Health Toronto
Contact Antonio Cassano, BA
Phone 416-864-6060
Email antonio.cassano@unityhealth.to
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The SPARK RCT will test the impact of engagement with a Community Health Worker who is embedded in interprofessional primary care teams on change in estimated annual income at 6 months for people living in poverty.

Description:

Population: Patients seen by interprofessional primary care teams who are living on estimated annual incomes that are below the Canadian Low-Income Cut-Off (LICO) Intervention: A Community Health Worker who implements an intervention that addresses a number of social needs, including improving income security, access to prescription medications, access to housing, reducing social isolation, paying for utilities and access to transportation Control: Information on community resources on social needs Outcome: Change in estimated annual income between baseline and at 6 months

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 110
Est. completion date December 2025
Est. primary completion date May 2025
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - 18+ years old AND live in a household with an income below the Low-Income Cut-OFF AND agree to receive assistance with social needs Exclusion Criteria: - Has worked with a similar CHW or intervention in the past 1 year.

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Community Health Worker
Trained Community Health Worker

Locations
Country Name City State
n/a

Sponsors (5)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Unity Health Toronto Dalhousie University, Memorial University of Newfoundland, University of Manitoba, University of Saskatchewan

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary change in estimated annual income The primary outcome will be change in estimated annual income, assessed at baseline and at 6 months. 6 months
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