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NCT07687238

The Social Needs Assistance for Hospitalized Kids Trial

Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the best way to help families access social and economic support services in order to improve children's health for hospitalized children and their families/caregivers. The main question it aims to answer is, does providing active assistance from navigators to connect families to social/economic resources lead to greater improvements in child global health compared to providing passive referrals to resources among hospitalized children? All families will receive a tailored information sheet with referrals to community resources to address their social/economic needs and an introduction to how to search for resources using an online program. Researchers will compare families who receive these resources with families who also receive support from trained navigators, people with knowledge about local resources trained to connect families with resources. The study will examine whether the addition of navigator support improves families' access to services and children's health outcomes.

Official title: Comparing Two Social Needs Assistance Interventions to Improve Health Among Hospitalized Children

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

Any - Any

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

1880

Start Date

2026-09

Completion Date

2030-09

Last Updated

2026-07-07

Healthy Volunteers

Conditions

Social Needs Health-Related Social Needs Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)Social Needs Status Conditions Influencing Health Status Navigation

Interventions

OTHER

Active Assistance by Navigators

Participants will receive the same resources as in the passive referral group as well as support from navigators for up to 3 months after enrollment. Navigators will review resources with caregivers, assist with completion of intake applications when applicable, and provide support related to accessing social services.

OTHER

Passive Referral

Participants in this group will receive a list of local resources to address social needs based on the social risks for which they screen positive and where they live. Research staff will use Findhelp, an online platform that helps identify social resources (e.g., food assistance, housing support) based on zip code, to inform creation of the lists. In addition, families will receive a brief introduction on how to access and use Findhelp.

INCLUSION CRITERIA: Aim 1 - Caregiver-Child Dyads Sample Caregiver-child dyads will be eligible to participate in the study if they meet the following criteria assessed during the recruitment and enrollment process: 1. children are hospitalized on the general pediatric/pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) team/service 2. the child is between the ages of 0-17 3. the child's caregiver is \>17 years-old 4. the caregiver speaks English or Spanish 5. the family lives in the same county as the hospital or in a neighboring county to the hospital 6. the child is not in Child Protective Services custody 7. the family has not previously been enrolled in the study 8. the caregiver screens positive for \>=1 of the following social risks: food insecurity, housing instability, housing quality concerns, transportation needs, utilities needs, child care needs, or financial strain 9. the family is not enrolled in another social needs assistance-related research study (e.g., another social needs navigation study) Aim 2 - Caregiver and Community-based Organization (CBO) Qualitative Interviews Sample Caregivers of children enrolled in Aim 1 will be eligible for study interviews. CBO staff will be eligible to participate if they are: 1. \> 17 years old 2. speak English or Spanish 3. work at a CBO serving the area in which patients at the study sites live EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Aim 1 - Caregiver-Child Dyads Sample Participants will be excluded from participation if they are: 1. not hospitalized or hospitalized outside of general/PHM SERVICE 2. children are 18 years of age or older 3. caregiver/guardians are under the age of 18 years of age 4. caregivers are do not speak English or Spanish 5. the family does not live in the same or neighboring county of the recruitment hospital 6. the child is under the care of Child Protective Services custody 7. the family has already been previously enrolled in the study 8. the caregiver does not screen positive for any of the following social risks: food insecurity, housing instability, housing quality concerns, transportation needs, utilities needs, child care needs, or financial strain 9. the family is already enrolled in a social needs assistance-related research study (e.g., another social needs navigation study) Aim 2 - Caregiver and CBO qualitative interviews Caregivers of children not enrolled in Aim 1 will not be eligible to participate study interviews. CBO staff will not be eligible to participate if they are: 1. under 18 years of age 2. do not speak English or Spanish 3. do not work at a CBO serving the recruitment site areas

Locations (6)

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital - Oakland

Oakland, California, United States

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital - San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center

San Francisco, California, United States

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital

Houston, Texas, United States

Texas Children's Hospital - West Campus