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Behavioural Intervention

Career Navigator Coaching for Financial Hardship

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Waitlist Available

Led By Megan Sandel, MD MPH

Research Sponsored by Boston Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 18 months

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial seeks to improve economic mobility and financial well-being of BMC employees and their families through career and financial coaching and resource referrals. It will also assess changes in physical and mental health, and food and housing security.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for recently hired Boston Medical Center employees since June 2021, earning up to $35/hour and financially responsible for a child under 18. They must live in specific zip codes around the area. Those who've already worked with the Career Navigator or don't consent are excluded.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if six months of Career Navigator coaching can improve financial well-being, health, and reduce social risks like food insecurity. Participants will be split into two groups receiving interventions at different times to compare outcomes before and after help.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

There are no medical side effects as this is not a drug trial; however, participants may experience changes in their economic status or stress levels due to new financial management practices or career changes encouraged by the coaching.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 18 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~18 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 18 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Financial well-being

Food insecurity

Secondary outcome measures

Child Health Outcomes

Housing instability

Lifetime Child Hospitalizations

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Delayed Career Navigator CoachingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants randomized into this group will be invited to participate in the quantitative and qualitative surveys For the first six months, participants in Groups 2 will not receive the intervention and will function as a control group. When the study reaches the sixth-month Group 2 participants will receive the intervention - tailored coaching sessions with the Career Navigator. The intervention will be tailored for each participant according to their need. The Career Navigator will be in charge to plan and develop tools to help the participant achieve their own goals.

Group II: Career Navigator CoachingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants randomized into this group will be invited to participate in the quantitative and qualitative surveys. At baseline, participants in Group1 will receive the intervention- tailored coaching sessions with the Career Navigator which will continue until the end of the 6th month. The intervention will be tailored for each participant according to their need. The Career Navigator will be in charge to plan and develop tools to help the participant achieve their own goals.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Boston Medical CenterLead Sponsor

382 Previous Clinical Trials

869,399 Total Patients Enrolled

2 Trials studying Food Insecurity

250 Patients Enrolled for Food Insecurity

Wagner FoundationUNKNOWN

Someone Elses ChildUNKNOWN

Media Library

Career Navigator Coaching (Behavioural Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05963763 — N/A

Food Insecurity Research Study Groups: Career Navigator Coaching, Delayed Career Navigator Coaching

Food Insecurity Clinical Trial 2023: Career Navigator Coaching Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05963763 — N/A

Career Navigator Coaching (Behavioural Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05963763 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is participation in this experiment open to new applicants?

"This medical trial requires that all participants are facing food insecurity and aged between 18 to 65. The study seeks to enrol a total of 60 individuals in the research."

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Is the study open to adults aged 35 and above?

"The age parameters for this research study are 18 to 65. There are 6 trials suitable for individuals younger than the stated lower limit and 31 studies available to those who surpass the upper limit."

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What is the primary goal of this medical research endeavor?

"This 18 month trial has the primary goal of quantifying food insecurity. Secondary objectives are to gauge Child Health Outcomes, Lifetime Child Hospitalizations and Participant Health Outcomes through responses from caregivers in NHANES surveys and validated questions for participants."

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Is enrollment still possible for this study?

"The information found on clinicaltrials.gov shows that this particular research effort is no longer seeking enrolment. Initially posted in September of 2023, the most recent update was made on July 26th 2023. Fortunately, 39 alternative medical trials are still recruiting patients at present."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Economic Mobility Pilot

2024. "Economic Mobility Pilot". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05963763.