Can community health workers boost school attendance in rural areas?
NCT ID NCT06460116
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study explores whether placing community health workers in rural schools can help students with poor attendance by addressing underlying social needs like housing, food, or healthcare. Researchers will work with about 126 students in grades 6-12 and their families to see if this approach is practical and helpful. The goal is to gather feedback and test feasibility, not to prove a cure or treatment.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 126 people
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- Expected to start
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May 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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12 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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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.
Phase I Stakeholder Interviews (nonintervention): Inclusion Criteria: * A member of the program's Community Advisory Board, including community health workers; * Caregiver of a child ages 12-18 from the Southeast Kansas region; or * Student at least 12 years in age. Phase II Feasibility Pilot- SB-CHW Intervention and Enhanced Usual Care Conditions Inclusion Criteria: * Children ages 12-18 and their parents/guardians from the Southeast Kansas region * Student with or at risk for chronic poor attendance (missing 10% or more of the days that school has been in session at any point in the school year) Exclusion Criteria: * Parents/guardians or youth with profound intellectual/cognitive disability will be excluded.
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Locations
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University of Kansas Medical Center
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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