Nurturing Care Family Navigator

Running, not enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Food Insecurity Among Children, Food Insecurity in Post Partum Women, Care Coordination in Primary Care, Preventive Care / Anticipatory Guidance, Retention in Care

In brief

The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to determine whether a 6-month behavioral health intervention with a Nurturing Care Family Navigator (NCFN) improves levels of food security among postpartum low-income Medicaid or uninsured women identified as having very low or low food security in the past 12 months. We hypothesize that a behavioral health intervention applying a multisectoral nurturing care navigation approach facilitating access to health, nutrition, early learning, responsive care, and security and safety resources is likely to decrease levels of maternal-child food insecurity. The main question it aims to answer is: * Does the behavioral health intervention with a Nurturing Care Family Navigator (NCFN) improves levels of food security? Outcome 1: Improve levels of food security * Does the behavioral health intervention with a Nurturing Care Family Navigator (NCFN) increase knowledge to navigate barriers across the four pillars of food insecurity? Outcome 2: Increase knowledge across the four pillars of food insecurity * Does the behavioral health intervention with a Nurturing Care Family Navigator (NCFN) increase self-efficacy to secure and sustain enrollment with community nurturing care services? Outcome 3: Increase self-efficacy to secure and sustain enrollment with community nurturing care services Researchers will compare levels of food security among those receiving a navigation behavioral health intervention (consisted of 1:1 tailored navigation session and an educational workbook) compared to those receiving an educational workbook with messages across the four pillars of food insecurity (standard of care). Participants will: * Engage in intense weekly navigation 1:1 tailored session for 3 months * Engage in follow up monthly navigation 1:1 tailored session for 3 months * Participate in evaluation calls with a research assistant at enrollment, 3, 6, 12 months

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06859372

Run by

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

People needed

72

Starts

2025-03-10

Expected to finish

2027-05-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-03

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Individuals postpartum low-income, Medicaid publicly funded or uninsured
• Individuals 18 years or older
• Individuals with infants up to two weeks postpartum
• Ability to speak and read English or Spanish
• Established patient at the UNLV Pediatric (at least one well-child visit)
• Lives in one of the zip codes within Clark County, Nevada, United States

You may not qualify if…

• Intent to transfer care to an institution other than UNLV Pediatric
• Infants who receive at birth any of the following diagnoses: Down syndrome, cleft lip and/or palate, congenital heart disease, neurological conditions, and cardiac problems.

Where it is running

• University of Nevada Las Vegas — Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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