Using Rapid Cycle Trials to Increase Patient Engagement in the Community Health Worker Program in the Emergency Department

This study is evaluating the effectiveness of the post-discharge program facilitated by the Community Health Worker program in the Emergency Department at NYU Langone Health Hospital - Brooklyn and testing different strategies to increase patient engagement in the program.

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Key information

Conditions

Patient Engagement; Community Health Workers Behavior Health Behavior Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient Participation Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

New York University School of Medicine

New York, 10016, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Patients who present for a visit at the Emergency Department at NYU Langone Brooklyn Hospital and who qualify for the Community Health Worker program assessment and enrollment.

Exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Community Health Worker Assessment

Other

Participants will be approached by a community health worker who will ask them to complete an assessment of needs and offer to enroll them in post-discharge services to help address the needs identified.

Primary outcomes

Service utilization

Time frame: 1 year

Number of services (emergency department visits, etc.) utilized by the patient.
Post-discharge program enrollment rate

Time frame: 1 year

Total number of patients who agree to enroll in the post-discharge program/total number of patients approached by community health workers.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

NYU Langone Health

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Using Rapid Cycle Trials to Increase Patient Engagement in the Community Health Worker Program in the Emergency Department at NYU Langone Health Hospital-Brooklyn

Important dates

Study start: 2018
Primary completion: 2018
Study completion: 2018
First posted: Mar 6, 2018
Registry last updated: Mar 15, 2022

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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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