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A Pragmatic Trial Integrating Homelessness Diversion Services Into an Emergency Department Discharge System
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a homelessness diversion program integrated into a hospital emergency department (ED) will lower ED use, to identify characteristics of individuals most likely to benefit from homelessness diversion and to discover opportunities to tailor Homelessness Diversion (HD) services to better meet the needs of diverse communities.
Official title: A Pragmatic Randomized Trial Integrating Homelessness Diversion Services Into an Emergency Department Discharge System
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1000
Start Date
2023-09-14
Completion Date
2025-09-01
Last Updated
2025-01-28
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Homeless diversion (HD)
Participants will receive services from specialty-trained community health workers and will be invited to complete monthly assessments via text and phone to assess their health and housing for 6 months and to share feedback on their experience with the intervention after completion by a text message to a link for the survey
Treatment-as-usual (TAU)
Participants will receive a list of community resources they can contact to receive services and will be invited to complete monthly assessments via text and phone to assess their health and housing for 6 months and to share feedback on their experience with the intervention after completion by a text message to a link for the survey
Locations (1)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States