Free phones and digital coaching aim to bridge health gaps
NCT ID NCT07174466
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether giving patients a cell phone and digital navigation help makes it easier for them to connect with community services like housing or food assistance. Researchers will enroll 600 adults from emergency departments and follow them for 6 months. The goal is to see if better digital access reduces health disparities and improves quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cell phone and digital navigation assistance
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that providing stable phone access and digital help improves how patients connect to social services like housing or food support.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study focused on feasibility and connection rates, not a direct health treatment. Results may not apply to all populations or settings.
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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 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2029
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.
- Ages
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18 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: * Community Advisory Board Members Health system, governmental, and community service stakeholders Able to understand English Adult (\> 18 years) \- General screening population: Any patient who completes the SINCERE screener. Able to understand or read English or Spanish. \- Survey study inclusion criteria: Any patient who completes the SINCERE screener who has connected with 211 for service outreach Able to understand or read English or Spanish. Adult (\> 18 years) Exclusion Criteria: * Those unable to communicate verbally in English or Spanish * Those living in nursing facilities, or those who are not otherwise responsible for self-care
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Utah
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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