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NCT number NCT04038775
Other study ID # 210989
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date May 28, 2019
Est. completion date January 2020

Study information

Verified date July 2019
Source Loyola University
Contact Julie S Darnell, PhD
Phone 708-327-9022
Email jdarnell1@luc.edu
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In this study, doctors will "prescribe" volunteer work for their patients. The investigators are determining whether it is feasible for providers to recommend volunteering to their patients, and whether patients who are recommended this "treatment" actually do volunteer work (i.e., find it "acceptable"). The study is focused on uninsured patients at Loyola Medicine's Access to Care (ATC) Clinic. The study's secondary aim is to determine whether or not engaging in volunteer work yields health benefits.


Description:

In this feasibility study, doctors will "prescribe" volunteer work for their patients. The setting is Loyola Medicine's Access to Care Clinic, which serves patients who are low-income and uninsured (and often members of racial/ethnic minority groups). The investigators are determining whether it is feasible for providers in a low-resourced primary care setting to recommend volunteering to their patients, and whether patients who are recommended this "treatment" actually do volunteer work (and how much). The investigators are also interested in measuring whether volunteering is associated with any potential health benefits, specifically well-being and self-esteem.

Promoting volunteerism is the intervention because research evidence suggests that volunteer work may be good for one's health. For example, research shows that volunteering is associated with numerous potential health benefits: improved mental health, increased physical activity, higher preventive health care utilization, lower cardiovascular risk and lower mortality. Besides better health, volunteering also can teach valuable skills, help individuals meet others, and foster new relationships.

Despite all these potential benefits, rates of volunteering are low. Overall, just one in four people volunteers. Additionally, people who have lower incomes are less likely to volunteer (14% of people with incomes below $20,000 vs. 35% of people with incomes above $100,000. And minority groups are less likely to volunteer than whites (just 19% of African Americans and 15% of Latinos compared with 26% of Whites).

Thus, the intervention is aimed to increase volunteer participation rates among groups unlikely to volunteer: low-income uninsured persons who are members of racial/ethnic minority groups.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 50
Est. completion date January 2020
Est. primary completion date January 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria * Access to Care patient

Exclusion Criteria

* None

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Volunteering
Subjects recommended volunteer by their provider.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Access to Care Clinic Maywood Illinois

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Loyola University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Total volunteer hours Investigators will sum the reported volunteer hours, which will be tracked at baseline and monthly for 6 months. Baseline to six months
Secondary Change in Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Score Using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, investigators will compare changes in the total score from baseline to six months. The minimum score is 10 and the maximum score is 40. Higher scores indicate a better outcome, i.e, higher self-esteem. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale is administered twice: at baseline and at six months after baseline. Baseline to six months
Secondary Change in Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Global Health Short Form Scale Using the PROMIS Global Health Short Form Scale, investigators will compare changes in the physical and mental subscores from baseline to six months. Higher scores reflect a better outcome, i.e., better functioning. The range of both the physical and mental health subscales range from 2 to 10. Raw scores will be converted to t-scores to facilitate interpretation. The PROMIS Global Health Short Form is administered twice: at baseline and at six months after baseline. Baseline to six months
Secondary Change in the Arizona Integrative Outcomes Scale Using the Arizona Integrative Outcomes Scale (AIOS), a visual analogue measure of well-being, investigators will compare changes from baseline to six months. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores reflecting a better outcome, i.e., better well-being.The AIOS is administered twice: at baseline and at six months after baseline. Baseline to six months
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