The Social Determinants of Health Screening and Referral Project

Enrolling by invitation · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Preterm Birth

In brief

Up to a quarter of the families with preterm infants have unmet social needs, such as housing or job insecurity, which represent adverse social determinants of health (SDOH). Preterm infants are especially vulnerable to the social conditions they grow up in, with sustained impacts on function across multiple organ systems. The goal of this study is to translate an established model of SDOH screening and referral from the outpatient setting to the NICU, thereby maximizing the potential to offset the effects of adverse SDOH on vulnerable mother-preterm infant dyads.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06582147

Run by

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

People needed

882

Starts

2024-12-06

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-01

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Infant gestational age <34 weeks' gestation; singleton or multiple.
• Infant hospitalized for at least 14 days of life (to allow for SDOH screening/referral and contact with resources if applicable).
• Mother and infant are alive.
• Mother speaks and reads English or Spanish.
• Infant will be discharged home from the NICU (to allow for follow-up).
• Mother will care for her infant(s) at home in the US for at least 12 months after discharge from the NICU.

You may not qualify if…

• Mothers or infants who die before anticipated infant discharge.
• Infant discharged after 52 weeks postmenstrual age.

Where it is running

• Denver Health Hospital Authority — Denver, Colorado, United States
• Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, Inc. DBA UF Health Jacksonville — Jacksonville, Florida, United States
• Children's Hospital of Michigan — Detroit, Michigan, United States
• University of Mississippi Medical Center — Jackson, Mississippi, United States
• Children's Hospital at Montefiore — The Bronx, New York, United States
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
• Temple University Hospital — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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