The Social Needs Assistance for Hospitalized Kids Trial

Conditions

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

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

N/A - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Active Assistance by Navigators — OTHER
  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.
• Passive Referral — OTHER
  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.

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

Start date

Sep 30, 2026

Status verified

Jul 2026

Primary completion

Sep 30, 2030

Completion

Sep 30, 2030

Study Design

Enrollment

1,880 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

• Experimental: Active Assistance by Navigators
  Passive referral intervention activities plus assistance from social needs navigators
• Active Comparator: Passive Referral
  List of social resources and introduction of how to access and use Findhelp

Primary Outcome Measure

Mean Change in Caregiver-rated Child Global Health using the National Survey of Children's Health Health Status Measure [ Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months after recruitment ]

Central Contacts

• Holly Wing, MA
  510-205-7891
  [email protected]
• Matthew S Pantell, MD, MS
  [email protected]

Locations (6)

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