Poverty
Conditions
Keywords
poverty, income, social determinants of health
Brief summary
The SPARK RCT will test the impact of engagement with a Community Health Worker who is embedded in interprofessional primary care teams on change in estimated annual income at 6 months for people living in poverty.
Detailed description
Population: Patients seen by interprofessional primary care teams who are living on estimated annual incomes that are below the Canadian Low-Income Cut-Off (LICO) Intervention: A Community Health Worker who implements an intervention that addresses a number of social needs, including improving income security, access to prescription medications, access to housing, reducing social isolation, paying for utilities and access to transportation Control: Information on community resources on social needs Outcome: Change in estimated annual income between baseline and at 6 months
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCommunity Health Worker
Trained Community Health Worker
Sponsors
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Dalhousie University
University of Manitoba
University of Saskatchewan
Unity Health Toronto
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
parallel, two-arm 1:1 individual participant allocation randomized controlled trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 18+ years old AND live in a household with an income below the Low-Income Cut-OFF AND agree to receive assistance with social needs
Exclusion criteria
* Has worked with a similar CHW or intervention in the past 1 year.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| change in estimated annual income | 6 months | The primary outcome will be change in estimated annual income, assessed at baseline and at 6 months. |
Contacts
Primary ContactAntonio Cassano, BA
Backup ContactSabrina Aimola, MPH
Outcome results
None listed