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Expanding the UTHealth Medical Legal Partnership to Improve Mental Health for Low-Income Individuals

4 november 2020 uppdaterad av: Winston Liaw, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
The aim of this study is to test whether participation of low-income patients with health-harming legal needs (HHLNs) in a medical legal partnership (MLP) results in improved mental health, improved quality of life, reduced utilization, and increased resolution of HHLNs.

Studieöversikt

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Faktisk)

160

Fas

  • Inte tillämpbar

Kontakter och platser

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Studieorter

Deltagandekriterier

Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.

Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

18 år och äldre (Vuxen, Äldre vuxen)

Tar emot friska volontärer

Nej

Kön som är behöriga för studier

Allt

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  • low-income individuals (Low-income is defined as earning less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Level)
  • individuals with HHLNs
  • English or Spanish speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

  • self-identified as being at significant and immediate risk due to HHLNs (e.g., a situation that involves imminent risk to the patient such as domestic violence)

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Övrig
  • Tilldelning: Randomiserad
  • Interventionsmodell: Parallellt uppdrag
  • Maskning: Ingen (Open Label)

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Experimentell: Medical Legal Partnership
With the medical legal partnership, lawyers are embedded in clinics, and lawyers consult with patients who are identified as having health-harming legal needs (HHLNs). This arm will also receive usual care, which includes consultation with a social worker and a community health worker.
With the medical legal partnership, lawyers are embedded in clinics, and lawyers consult with patients who are identified as having health-harming legal needs (HHLNs). This arm will also receive usual care, which includes consultation with a social worker and a community health worker.
Usual care includes consultation with a social worker and a community health worker.
Aktiv komparator: Usual Care
Usual care includes consultation with a social worker and a community health worker.
Usual care includes consultation with a social worker and a community health worker.

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Stress as assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale
Tidsram: baseline
The perceived stress scale consists of 10 items, with each item ranging from 0-4, for a total score range of 0-40. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
baseline
Stress as assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale
Tidsram: 3 months
The perceived stress scale consists of 10 items, with each item ranging from 0-4, for a total score range of 0-40. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
3 months
Stress as assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale
Tidsram: 6 months
The perceived stress scale consists of 10 items, with each item ranging from 0-4, for a total score range of 0-40. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
6 months
Stress as assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale
Tidsram: 12 months
The perceived stress scale consists of 10 items, with each item ranging from 0-4, for a total score range of 0-40. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
12 months

Sekundära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Anxiety as assessed by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale
Tidsram: baseline
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale consists of 7 items, with each item ranging from 0-3, for a total score range of 0-21. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
baseline
Anxiety as assessed by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale
Tidsram: 3 months
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale consists of 7 items, with each item ranging from 0-3, for a total score range of 0-21. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
3 months
Anxiety as assessed by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale
Tidsram: 6 months
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale consists of 7 items, with each item ranging from 0-3, for a total score range of 0-21. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
6 months
Anxiety as assessed by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale
Tidsram: 12 months
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale consists of 7 items, with each item ranging from 0-3, for a total score range of 0-21. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
12 months
Depression as assessed by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
Tidsram: baseline
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale consists of 20 items, with each item ranging from 0-3, for a total score range of 0-60. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
baseline
Depression as assessed by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
Tidsram: 3 months
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale consists of 20 items, with each item ranging from 0-3, for a total score range of 0-60. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
3 months
Depression as assessed by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
Tidsram: 6 months
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale consists of 20 items, with each item ranging from 0-3, for a total score range of 0-60. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
6 months
Depression as assessed by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
Tidsram: 12 months
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale consists of 20 items, with each item ranging from 0-3, for a total score range of 0-60. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
12 months
Quality of life as assessed by the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)
Tidsram: baseline
The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) consists of 29 items, with 28 of the items ranging from 1-5 and 1 item ranging from 0-10, for a total score range of 28-150. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
baseline
Quality of life as assessed by the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)
Tidsram: 3 months
The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) consists of 29 items, with 28 of the items ranging from 1-5 and 1 item ranging from 0-10, for a total score range of 28-150. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
3 months
Quality of life as assessed by the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)
Tidsram: 6 months
The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) consists of 29 items, with 28 of the items ranging from 1-5 and 1 item ranging from 0-10, for a total score range of 28-150. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
6 months
Quality of life as assessed by the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)
Tidsram: 12 months
The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) consists of 29 items, with 28 of the items ranging from 1-5 and 1 item ranging from 0-10, for a total score range of 28-150. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
12 months
Number of Urgent Care Visits
Tidsram: baseline
baseline
Number of Urgent Care Visits
Tidsram: 3 months
3 months
Number of Urgent Care Visits
Tidsram: 6 months
6 months
Number of Urgent Care Visits
Tidsram: 12 months
12 months
Number of Emergency Department Visits
Tidsram: baseline
baseline
Number of Emergency Department Visits
Tidsram: 3 months
3 months
Number of Emergency Department Visits
Tidsram: 6 months
6 months
Number of Emergency Department Visits
Tidsram: 12 months
12 months
Number of Hospital Visits
Tidsram: baseline
baseline
Number of Hospital Visits
Tidsram: 3 months
3 months
Number of Hospital Visits
Tidsram: 6 months
6 months
Number of Hospital Visits
Tidsram: 12 months
12 months
Percentage of baseline health-harming legal needs that were resolved
Tidsram: baseline
baseline
Percentage of baseline health-harming legal needs that were resolved
Tidsram: 3 months
3 months
Percentage of baseline health-harming legal needs that were resolved
Tidsram: 6 months
6 months
Percentage of baseline health-harming legal needs that were resolved
Tidsram: 12 months
12 months

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Utredare

  • Huvudutredare: Winston Liaw, MD, MPH, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Faktisk)

14 februari 2019

Primärt slutförande (Faktisk)

11 september 2020

Avslutad studie (Faktisk)

11 september 2020

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

11 januari 2019

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

11 januari 2019

Första postat (Faktisk)

15 januari 2019

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

6 november 2020

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

4 november 2020

Senast verifierad

1 november 2020

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Andra studie-ID-nummer

  • HSC-MS-18-1037

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