Finances First: A Health Intervention in Low Income Single Mother Households

Financial Stress Clinical Trial

Official title:

Finances First: A Health Intervention in Low Income Single Mother Households. A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial to Assess the Effect of Financial Education on Health Outcomes in Single Mother Households.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03035240
• Other study ID #: 1011656-1
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 2, 2017
• Est. completion date: October 1, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: October 2020
• Source: Creighton University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this prospective, randomized, controlled three-year study is to compare the effect of a year-long financial education program versus usual care on health outcomes in single mother low income households.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 345
• Est. completion date: October 1, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: October 1, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 19 Years to 55 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Unmarried
• Currently employed
• Annual salary must be less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Guideline
• Supporting at least one child at home
• Able to read and speak either English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

• Currently abusing alcohol or recreational drugs
• Currently living in a domestic violence situation
• Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next year

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Financial Stress

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Financial Education
Participants randomized to financial education will undergo a year long financial education. This involves 9 weeks of weekly classes followed by one on one coaching for a year.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Creighton University	Omaha	Nebraska

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Creighton University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Changes in Quality of Life as measured by the WHO QOL BREF survey	Changes in Quality of Life as measured by the WHO QOL BREF survey	Baseline and one year later
Primary	Weight loss	The proportion of overweight or obese women that achieve a 5% or more reduction in weight	Baseline and one year later