Reducing Socioeconomic Disparities in Health at Pediatric Visits

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Asthma, Obesity, Health Care Utilization, Health Care Disparities, Basic Unmet Social Needs, Blood Pressure, Child Maltreatment, Child Development

In brief

This research project is aimed to assess the effectiveness and impact of a pediatric-based intervention aimed at reducing low-income families' unmet material needs (food, housing, employment, childcare, household heat, education and learning the English language ) on child health.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02451059

Run by

Boston Medical Center

People needed

1205

Starts

2015-09-01

Expected to finish

2020-12-29

Last updated by the study team

2021-05-18

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Child is on Medicaid insurance
• Is attending routine newborn visit

You may not qualify if…

• Premature (less than or equal to 32 weeks GA)
• Has a chronic disease
• Has Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
• Has a foster parent

Where it is running

• South End Community Health Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Dorchester House Multi-Service Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Codman Square Health Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Uphams Corner Health Center — Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States
• Mattapan Community Health Center — Mattapan, Massachusetts, United States
• Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental Center — Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States

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