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ED-Home Pilot Study

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03864341
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 6, 2019
Last Update Posted : October 6, 2021
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
NYU Langone Health

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This is a single-arm pilot study to test the feasibility of homelessness prevention and substance use interventions to be delivered to at-risk patients in the Bellevue Hospital emergency department (ED). ED patients (n=40) found eligible for the study will complete a baseline assessment and receive referrals to appropriate services, with a final six-month follow-up assessment.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Housing Problems Drug Use Alcohol; Use, Problem Behavioral: Referral to homelessness prevention services Behavioral: Substance use services Behavioral: Follow-up Not Applicable

Detailed Description:
ED patients found eligible for the study will complete a baseline survey and receive one-time, in person services at the time of the baseline/enrollment ED visit including referrals to homelessness prevention and substance use services, with a final six-month follow-up survey. Interim contacts at 7-10 days, 3 months, and 5 months will be used to assure intervention components were received and to confirm participant contact information.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 39 participants
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Official Title: ED-Home: A Pilot Feasibility Study of a Homelessness Prevention Intervention for Substance Using Emergency Department Patients
Actual Study Start Date : May 8, 2019
Actual Primary Completion Date : March 23, 2020
Actual Study Completion Date : March 23, 2020
Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Homelessness Prevention Services Behavioral: Referral to homelessness prevention services
Referral to Homebase homelessness prevention services offered by community-based organizations in NYC

Behavioral: Substance use services
Referral to substance use services (SBIRT and peer counselor/social work contact) available at Bellevue Hospital

Behavioral: Follow-up
Follow-up to assist participants in receiving homelessness prevention services


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Feasibility and acceptability [ Time Frame: 6 Months ]
    Participant-rated acceptability and satisfaction with intervention components measured with an intervention assessment form; ability to enroll participants; and ability to contact participants at follow-up time points.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 99 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Be a patient in the Bellevue Hospital Center ED.
  • Be ≥18 years old.
  • Screen positive for homelessness risk using a homelessness risk screening tool (HRST).
  • Screen positive for unhealthy alcohol or drug use.
  • Able to provide consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Medically (e.g., critically ill) or psychiatrically unstable.
  • Unable to provide informed consent for other reason (e.g., cognitive deficit, profound intoxication).
  • Incarcerated or in police custody.
  • Unable to understand and speak English.
  • Lives outside NYC and/or cannot give a NYC ZIP code.
  • Already homeless (residing in a shelter or on the streets).
  • Does not have a telephone where can be reached for follow-up.
  • Has already received specialized peer navigator/addiction social worker services during current ED visit.
  • Has already participated in the study.
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03864341


Locations
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United States, New York
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York, United States, 10016
Sponsors and Collaborators
NYU Langone Health
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Kelly Doran, MD, MHS New York Langone Medical Center
  Study Documents (Full-Text)

Documents provided by NYU Langone Health:
Informed Consent Form  [PDF] March 12, 2019

More Information
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Responsible Party: NYU Langone Health
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03864341    
Other Study ID Numbers: 18-02040
First Posted: March 6, 2019    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: October 6, 2021
Last Verified: October 2021

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Alcohol Drinking
Drinking Behavior