Screening For Social Determinants Of Health In Routine Diabetes Care

NCT07706803 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: IRB#25-0333
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 150
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Social determinants of health (SDOH) exert a powerful influence on the everyday management of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and short and long term outcomes of T1D. Experts agree that identifying and addressing negative social determinants of health (SDOH) may help accomplish numerous T1D care goals and promote health equity in treatment. However, fundamental research gaps in achieving these goals remain, including optimal screening and management processes for identification of negative social determinants of health (SDOH) , and how to develop robust partnerships with community-based organizations (CBOs) that address social determinants of health (SDOH) with high potential for sustainability and scalability. This project will generate new knowledge regarding how to implement a social work-led social determinants of health (SDOH) screening and referral program designed to aid families of youth with T1D who face several vulnerabilities, including food insecurity. The team will implement a single arm, pragmatic clinical trial with contemporaneous, non- randomized controls; whereby all families with a child enrolled in the California Children's Services (CCS) program (which provides specialized medical care for low-income families of youth with a qualifying chronic medical condition) will receive access to a novel social work-led social determinants of health (SDOH) screening and referral program. Outcomes will be compared against youth with T1D who are also seen in our Westwood Pediatric Endocrinology clinic but who are not enrolled in the CCS program and will not receive access to the social determinants of health (SDOH) intervention. The study team has established partnerships with several community-based organizations (CBOs) across Los Angeles County that provide social services, including food-related services, to receive referrals for CCS families who screen positive for having a social need. The study team will assess the feasibility and acceptability of this screening and referral protocol among families, CBOs, and providers (Aim 1) by measuring key implementation outcomes (comprehensive documentation of social determinants of health (SDOH) screening, result, and referral in the patients' medical record) and acceptability outcomes (self-reported satisfaction with the program by families and barriers and facilitators by CBOs and providers). The team will additionally estimate the effect of this intervention (Aim 2) by measuring changes (pre/post intervention) in families reported social needs, diabetes-related quality of life, and in the child's glycemic control (measured by HbA1c). Results from this work can provide a roadmap for sustainable and scalable social determinants of health (SDOH) interventions with potential to improve outcomes for youth with T1D in an equity-informed manner.

Conditions

Type 1 Diabetes

Keywords

Type 1 diabetes; Pediatric

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Documentation of SDOH screening

  The primary feasibility outcomes include documentation of SDOH screening (performed vs not), result (positive vs negative), and referrals (made vs not, completed vs not) in the medical record. The study will quantify the prevalence of each of these individually, as well as collectively to identify the extent to which documentation was comprehensive (i.e., screening and result, plus referral when appropriate, all documented).

  Baseline visit, final follow-up (6 months post-baseline)

• Family-reported satisfaction with screening (acceptability)

  A 3-item measure of patient satisfaction with care, rated on a 10-point Likert scale, will be assessed in an immediate post-visit survey, and the in-depth Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) will be used in the pre/post surveys.

  All three survey time points (pre, immediate post, 6-month post)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Hemoglobin A1c

  baseline and 6 months follow-up

Study Arms (2)

SDOH Screening and Intervention Program

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Screening and Referral

Treatment as Usual

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Screening and Referral BEHAVIORAL

This study is proposing a social work-led SDOH screening and intervention program. Social workers will screen patients/families for SDOH and respond based on the results of the screen. Patients/families identified as "low risk" (i.e., do not screen positive on the SDOH screener) will receive information about 1degree.org and phone follow-up two weeks after visit to see if there are any questions about the platform or any changes to their social circumstances that they wish to discuss with the social work team. Patients/families identified as "high risk" (i.e., screen positive on the SDOH screener) will receive the 1degree.org information sheet as well as receive specific agency referrals to our partner food bank organizations and two week phone follow-up to assess referral success; these patients/families will subsequently receive follow-up calls every two weeks until the referral is complete or the patient/family discloses that their identified food insecurity is resolved.

SDOH Screening and Intervention Program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: Up to 21 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• \) patients who are 0-21 years old, diagnosed with T1D, and receive T1D care from the UCLA Pediatric Diabetes program at the Westwood clinic, and/or 2) parents/legal guardians of a child with T1D and whose child is 21 years old or under and receives T1D care from the UCLA Pediatric Diabetes program at the Westwood clinic.

You may not qualify if:

• \) patients who are over 21 years old and diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes or prediabetes, and 2) parents/legal guardians of a child with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes and whose child is over 21 years old.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, Los Angeles: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

Interventions

Social Determinants of Health; Mass Screening; Referral and Consultation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diabetes Mellitus; Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Autoimmune Diseases; Immune System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health Status; Demography; Population Characteristics; Health; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis; Health Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Diagnostic Services; Preventive Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health; Public Health Practice; Professional Practice; Organization and Administration; Health Services Administration

Study Officials

• Lauren Wisk, PhD

  Lauren Wisk

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Lauren Wisk, PhD

CONTACT

310-267-5308; lwisk@mednet.ucla.edu

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 15, 2026
• First Posted: July 16, 2026
• Study Start (Estimated): September 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2028
• Last Updated: July 16, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Locations

US (1)