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The Social Determinants of Health Screening and Referral Project

United States882 participantsStarted 2024-12-06

Plain-language summary

Up to a quarter of the families with preterm infants have unmet social needs, such as housing or job insecurity, which represent adverse social determinants of health (SDOH). Preterm infants are especially vulnerable to the social conditions they grow up in, with sustained impacts on function across multiple organ systems. The goal of this study is to translate an established model of SDOH screening and referral from the outpatient setting to the NICU, thereby maximizing the potential to offset the effects of adverse SDOH on vulnerable mother-preterm infant dyads.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Infant gestational age \<34 weeks' gestation; singleton or multiple. * Infant hospitalized for at least 14 days of life (to allow for SDOH screening/referral and contact with resources if applicable). * Mother and infant are alive. * Mother speaks and reads English or Spanish. * Infant will be discharged home from the NICU (to allow for follow-up). * Mother will care for her infant(s) at home in the US for at least 12 months after discharge from the NICU. Exclusion Criteria: * Mothers or infants who die before anticipated infant discharge. * Infant discharged after 52 weeks postmenstrual age.

What they're measuring

Penetration of SDOH intervention

Timeframe: Monthly for approximately 12 months

Receipt of ANY Community Resource

Timeframe: 3 months Post-NICU discharge

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06582147

SponsorUniversity of Massachusetts, Worcester

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-12

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