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NCT Number: NCT05823220

A Pragmatic Trial Integrating Homelessness Diversion Services Into an Emergency Department Discharge System

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a homelessness diversion program integrated into a hospital emergency department (ED) will lower ED use, to identify characteristics of individuals most likely to benefit from homelessness diversion and to discover opportunities to tailor Homelessness Diversion (HD) services to better meet the needs of diverse communities.

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Key information

Conditions

Homelessness

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • English or Spanish speaking
  • discharged from a Harris Health Hospital ED (Ben Taub or LBJ)
  • at imminent risk of homelessness
  • patients with Medicaid, Medicare or who are uninsured

Exclusion criteria

  • having a conservator (legal guardian)
  • plans to move away from Texas in 6 months

Treatment and study plan

Homeless diversion (HD)

Behavioral

Participants will receive services from specialty-trained community health workers and will be invited to complete monthly assessments via text and phone to assess their health and housing for 6 months and to share feedback on their experience with the intervention after completion by a text message to a link for the survey

Treatment-as-Usual (TAU)

Behavioral

Participants will receive a list of community resources they can contact to receive services and will be invited to complete monthly assessments via text and phone to assess their health and housing for 6 months and to share feedback on their experience with the intervention after completion by a text message to a link for the survey

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of ED visits

    Time frame: end of study (6 months after start of study)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of participants who experience homelessness

    Time frame: end of study (6 months after start of study)

  2. Change in health related quality of life as assessed by the Short Form-12 version 2.0 (SF12v2) health Survey

    Time frame: baseline, month 1, month 2, month 3, month 4, month 5 and month 6

    This is a 12 item questionnaire and scores range from 0 to 100, where a zero score indicates the lowest level of health and 100 indicates the highest level of health.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Registry information

Official study title

A Pragmatic Randomized Trial Integrating Homelessness Diversion Services Into an Emergency Department Discharge System

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Apr 21, 2023
Registry last updated
Jan 28, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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