Community helpers vs. pamphlets: which works better for health?
NCT ID NCT06829485
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether community health workers (CHWs) can help people with non-medical problems like food insecurity and trouble getting healthcare. 900 adults from Florida communities will either work with a CHW for six months or receive educational materials on their own. The goal is to see if CHWs improve well-being more than just reading about resources.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Community health workers (CHW) and educational materials
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that community health workers are a more effective way to help people address non-medical health challenges like food insecurity and access to care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with 900 participants, and it measures subjective well-being, which may not translate to clear health improvements. The results may not apply to other communities.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 900 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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13 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals living within the target community who do not plan to move out of the community within the next six months * Having two un-met SDOH needs Site Specific Inclusion Criteria: University of Miami/ Healthy Little Havana Inclusion Criteria * Age 18 and over Health Choice Network/ Broward Community Health Center/ Genesis Community Health Center Inclusion Criteria * Age 18 and over Florida International University Inclusion Criteria -Latina Women Age 18 and over Mayo Clinic Florida Inclusion Criteria -Age 21 and over Florida A\&M University/ Mother Care Network Inclusion Criteria * Female minors between the ages 11-14 years * Black/African American; Hispanic or Non-Hispanic ethnicity University of Florida Inclusion Criteria * Women aged 18 and over * Pregnant and recently post-partum minority women Exclusion Criteria: * Are unable or unwilling to consent * Plans to move out of the community during the next six months * Enrollment in a research study addressing Social Determinants Determinants Of Health (SDOH) in the last three years. * Prisoners
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How to take part
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Florida A&M University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTallahassee, Florida, 32307, United States
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Florida International University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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Health Choice Network
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33137, United States
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Healthy Little Havana
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33130, United States
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Mayo Clinic Florida Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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University of Florida
RECRUITINGGainesville, Florida, 32611, United States
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University of Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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