Evaluation of Housing First Initiative for Chicago Homeless With Chronic Medical Illness

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Unstable Housing

In brief

The study hypothesizes that early housing after hospitalization with case management integrated into the health and housing systems, will results in decreased use of costly health services (i.e., hospitalizations and Emergency Room visits) with no negative affect on health. To address this hypothesis the investigators implemented a Randomized controlled trial of 407 homeless adults with chronic medical illness in Chicago. Eligible homeless adults were enrolled during a hospitalization to intervention - Early housing with case management - or usual care - usual case management and housing options. The investigators followed the sample for 18 months with assessments at baseline, 1,3,6,9,12 and 18 months are enrollment. Study measures include Quality of Life, Health service use, Alcohol and Substance Use, housing and social and demographic characteristics.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00490581

Run by

Cook County Health

People needed

407

Starts

2003-09-01

Expected to finish

2008-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2023-07-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years of age or older
• English or spanish speaking
• Presence of at least one chronic medical illness
• Unstable housing

Where it is running

• John Stroger Hospital of Cook County — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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