Financial Navigator for Financial Hardship

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Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by The Hospital for Sick Children

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 14 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will test a program to help caregivers of children at SickKids who are facing financial stress. The program aims to provide support for issues like employment difficulties, high living costs, poverty, and food

Who is the study for?

This trial is for caregivers with a child admitted to the Hospital for Sick Children who are experiencing financial hardship. It aims to help those struggling with employment, high living costs, poverty, food insecurity, and therapy costs.

What is being tested?

The study is testing a Financial Navigator Program designed to support these caregivers by addressing their financial needs directly within the hospital setting.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves financial guidance rather than medical treatment, there are no direct physical side effects. However, participants may experience changes in stress levels or emotional well-being.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 14 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~14 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 14 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives

Demand

Feasibility; Measured with validated questionnaire including; Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM), Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM), and Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM).

Secondary study objectives

Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)

Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales (DASS)

Economic outcomes

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