The Impact of Family Financial Support on Parental Mental Health

NCT02723357 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: UCLASchickedanzFCMH
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 150
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators have partnered with financial coaching organizations to establish what the investigators have termed a "Medical-Financial Partnership (MFP)" that offers financial coaching to improve financial and mental health. The investigators will evaluate the MFP's impact on mental health using the Kessler-6 emotional distress scale.

Conditions

Financial Coaching; Mental Disorders; Social Determinants; Medical-Financial Partnership; Toxic Stress

Keywords

Financial Coaching; Mental Health; Social Determinants; Medical-Financial Partnership; Toxic Stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Mental Health

  Mental health as assessed by the Kessler-6 scale of emotional distress

  Up to one year (if possible)

Study Arms (2)

Financial Coaching & Access to Services

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this arm will receive monthly financial coaching and access to basic social service referrals until either one year, closure of all financial needs, or loss to follow up.

Behavioral: Financial Coaching; Behavioral: Access to Social Service Referrals

Access to Services

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants in this arm will receive access to basic social service referrals until either one year, closure of all financial needs, or loss to follow up.

Behavioral: Access to Social Service Referrals

Interventions

Financial Coaching BEHAVIORAL

Enrollment in one-to-one financial coaching intervention to support savings, income, and credit while reducing debt using available tools in the community development field.

Financial Coaching & Access to Services

Access to Social Service Referrals BEHAVIORAL

Access to referrals for common social needs.

Access to Services; Financial Coaching & Access to Services

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Caregivers/Parents with one or more child dependents, income of any sort, and a tax identification number.

You may not qualify if:

• Inability to partake in financial coaching due to physical limitations or primary language other than Spanish or English.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, Los Angeles: lead

Study Sites (1)

LIFT-LA in Affiliation with UCLA

Los Angeles, California, 90007, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mental Disorders; Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Study Officials

• Adam Schickedanz, MD

  University of California, Los Angeles

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical Instructor and Clinical Scholar

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 24, 2016
• First Posted: March 30, 2016
• Study Start: March 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2017
• Study Completion: October 1, 2017
• Last Updated: October 26, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)