Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
Active, Not Recruiting
NCT Number: NCT06560229
Giving Resources to lOw-income Children to Enhance RecoverY
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an intervention to provide food support to families who are part of a Medicaid Accountable Care Organization will provide benefits. The main question it aims to answer:
Does this monthly food support intervention reduce food insecurity and healthcare utilization in these patients.
Participants will complete surveys in the hospital, 14-days after discharge, and then quarterly for up to 18 months. Families randomized to the intervention group will receive monthly grocery gift cards for one year.
Active, Not Recruiting
This study is active but is not currently recruiting participants.
Notify MeKey information
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Primary location
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- Parent of a pediatric patient admitted to one of two units at our hospital with HealthVine insurance
Exclusion criteria
- Previous study participation
Treatment and study plan
Grocery gift card
OtherMonthly $100 grocery gift cards for 12 months
Primary outcomes
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Reutilization
Time frame: 30-days after discharge, 90-days after discharge, and quarterly after discharge up to 20 months
Validated measure of reutilization which includes unplanned readmission, return to the emergency department, or a visit to urgent care
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UDSA 6-question food insecurity survey
Time frame: 14-days after discharge, 90-days after discharge, and quarterly after discharge up to 20 months
Adapted version of the UDSA 6-question food insecurity survey
Secondary outcomes
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Primary Care Healthcare Utilization
Time frame: 30-days after discharge, 90-days after discharge, and quarterly after discharge up to 20 months
Planned and unplanned visits to primary care provider
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Vaccine uptake at primary care clinic
Time frame: 30-days after discharge, 90-days after discharge, and quarterly after discharge up to 20 months
Immunization percentage as part of the Medicaid accountability measure
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Recovery and return to normal routine
Time frame: 14-days after discharge
Family-designed measure of recovery and return to normal routine
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Post-Discharge Difficulty Coping Scale
Time frame: 14-days after discharge
Post-Discharge Coping Difficulty Scale uses an 11 point scaling format (0-10) with total scores ranging from 0 to 100. Higher scores represent greater coping difficulty.
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Ability to pay for medications
Time frame: 14-days after discharge, 90-days after discharge, and quarterly after discharge up to 20 months
Family-designed measure of difficulty obtaining medications after discharge
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Perceived Stress Scale
Time frame: 14-days after discharge, 90-days after discharge, and quarterly after discharge up to 20 months
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) uses a 5 point scaling format (0-4) with total scores ranging from 0 to 40. Higher scores represent higher perceived stress.
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Other
Registry information
Acronym: GROCERY
Important dates
- Study start
- 2024
- Primary completion
- 2026
- Study completion
- 2026
- First posted
- Aug 19, 2024
- Registry last updated
- Dec 18, 2025
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