Earned Income Tax Credit Access Study

NCT04901403 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HUM00190754
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 208
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 7

Brief Summary

The EITC Access Study an intervention study provided to families in 7 counties in Michigan.The intervention involves appending a concentrated benefits advocacy intervention onto an existing home visiting program. There are 5 treatment counties and 2 control counties that will survey families in the home visiting program to compare the relative benefits of the added benefits advocacy intervention on the outcomes of parent mental health, intimate partner violence, economic hardship, earned income tax credit take-up, and child maltreatment.

Conditions

The Study is Intended to Increase Take-up of EITC

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Earned Income Tax Credit receipt

  Self-report

  Within 2 years of receiving the intervention

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Child maltreatment behaviors

  Within 2 years of receiving the intervention

• Intimate partner violence

  Within 2 years of receiving the intervention

• Depression

  Within 2 years of receiving the intervention

• Anxiety

  Within 2 years of receiving the intervention

• Economic hardship

  Within 2 years of receiving the intervention

Study Arms (2)

Education intervention

OTHER

Parents in the treatment group will receive information about Earned Income Tax Credit, including how to sign up for free. They will also receive help with budgeting and finances from their home visitor.

Other: Education; Other: Home visiting

Control group

OTHER

Control group families will receive home visiting services as usual.

Other: Home visiting

Interventions

Education OTHER

Parents will be provided with information about Earned Income Tax Credits and budgeting

Education intervention

Home visiting OTHER

Parents as Teachers home visiting program

Control group; Education intervention

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• years of age, has a child in their home

You may not qualify if:

• Does not speak or read English, Spanish, Burmese, or Arabic

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Michigan: lead

Study Sites (7)

Calhoun Intermediate School District

Battle Creek, Michigan, 49017, United States

Location

SOS Community Services

Belleville, Michigan, 48197, United States

Location

Sanilac Intermediate School District

Croswell, Michigan, 48422, United States

Location

Keweenaw Family Resource Center

Houghton, Michigan, 49931, United States

Location

Catholic Charities Diocese of Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49048, United States

Location

St Clair RESA

Marysville, Michigan, 48040, United States

Location

Kalamazoo KRESA

Portage, Michigan, 49002, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Educational Status; House Calls

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioeconomic Factors; Population Characteristics; Professional Practice; Organization and Administration; Health Services Administration

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 20, 2021
• First Posted: May 25, 2021
• Study Start: June 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: September 29, 2023
• Study Completion: September 29, 2023
• Last Updated: January 8, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (7)