UCSD RELINK: Connecting Adults To Supportive Services
An RCT Testing a Health Literacy Intervention to Reduce Disparities in Access to Care Among Minority Justice-Involved Adults
2 other identifiers
interventional
300
1 country
2
Brief Summary
The goal of this randomized intervention study is to learn about effective health literacy teaching methods in Justice Involved Adults (JIA). Researchers will compare coach-guided health literacy or self-study design to see if there is a difference in the access and use of healthcare in this population. The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Will this improve access and use of heath services?
- Will this improve health insurance coverage and long term use of health services? Participants will:
- Meet with a health coach and service navigator during 12 sessions or meet with service navigator and complete online training over 12 weeks.
- Complete surveys at different time (6months, 1 year)
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Mar 2023
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
2 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 11, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 4, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
March 17, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 31, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 31, 2027
February 20, 2026
February 1, 2026
3.8 years
October 11, 2022
February 17, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Recent Use of Health Services
Any healthcare use in the past 6 months (vs. never received services or received services more than 6 months ago)
6 months
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Health Insurance Coverage
6 months
Regular Source of Care
6 months
Study Arms (2)
Coach-guided
EXPERIMENTALIn person or phone call with an assigned Health Coach for about 1 hour per week for 12 weeks to complete the Health Literacy course, and with an assigned Service Navigator for 30 minutes per week for 12 weeks to address health and social service needs.
Self study
ACTIVE COMPARATORSelf-guided printed or online version of the Health Literacy course (approximately 1 hour per week for 12 weeks) and comprehensive Service Navigation report with recommended referrals to services, providers, and contact information for service providers so that the participant can access these resources independently (i.e., without Navigator assistance).
Interventions
UCSD RELINK coach-guided health literacy intervention and in-person service navigation assistance
Self-studying of programmatic information and list of service referrals
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
- Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
- Persons, aged 18 and over
- Resident of San Diego County
- Not incarcerated at time of enrollment
- Justice involved in the past 3 years (on parole, probation, court diverted)
- Understands English
- Access to a cell phone
You may not qualify if:
- Under the age of 18 years old
- Not a resident of San Diego County
- Incarcerated at enrollment
- Not justice-involved within the last 3 years (i.e., not on probation or parole or was court-diverted in the past 3 years)
- No access to a cell phone
- Cannot provide informed consent
- Does not understand English
- Previously enrolled in the pilot UCSD RELINK program
- Adults who have current or prior convictions related to sexual violence/abuse (Penal Code \[PC\] 290), lewd acts with a child (PC 288), child abduction (PC 280), or arson (PC 451)
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
Center for employment opportunities
San Diego, California, 92101, United States
San Diego Probation Department
San Diego, California, 92104, United States
Related Publications (1)
Ojeda VD, Berliant E, Parker T, Lyles M, Edwards TM, Jimenez C, Linke S, Hiller-Venegas S, Lister Z. Overview of a Pilot Health-focused Reentry Program for Racial/Ethnic Minority Probationers ages 18 to 26 in Southern California. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2022 Sep;66(12):1303-1326. doi: 10.1177/0306624X211013739. Epub 2021 May 12.
PMID: 33980068RESULT
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Victoria Ojeda, PhD, MPH
University of California, San Diego
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 11, 2022
First Posted
November 4, 2022
Study Start
March 17, 2023
Primary Completion (Estimated)
December 31, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
March 31, 2027
Last Updated
February 20, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-02
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share