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Mobile-based Social Services Screening and Referral Tool in an Pediatric Emergency Department

NCT03562910 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 266

Last updated 2021-03-02

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Summary

This study will determine the feasibility and effectiveness of using a mobile-based social services screening and referral tool in an urban pediatric Emergency Department (ED). Families will be offered the option to either download the tool, known as HelpSteps, as a mobile application ("app") on a personal cell phone or to use the app on a provided tablet. After leading the family through a brief social needs screening survey, HelpSteps will recommend local social service agencies based on identified needs and location. Families will then complete a brief survey on the ease of use of the tool as well as receive a follow-up call to ask about usefulness of the tool in solving social problems. The investigators will also ask physicians to fill out a brief survey about the use of the tool in the ED.

Conditions

  • Poverty
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Mobile Applications
  • Pediatric ALL
  • Emergencies

Interventions

OTHER

HelpSteps application

Mobile or tablet-based tool that screens for social needs and refers to local agency based on needs and proximity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Amanda Stewart, MD, MPH · Boston Children's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-05-13
Primary Completion
2020-11-11
Completion
2020-12-11

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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