Can cleaning up blocks and offering financial help boost Kids' health?
NCT ID NCT05760001
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at whether a big investment in Black neighborhoods—like cleaning up vacant lots, fixing abandoned houses, planting trees, and offering financial counseling and cash help—can improve children's health. Researchers are working with 221 families in Philadelphia. They will measure changes in children's overall health, emotions, and behavior to see if these community and financial supports make a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- neighborhood greening, cleanup, financial counseling, and tax preparation services
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that fixing up neighborhoods and providing financial support directly improves children's health and well-being.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small study in one city, so results may not apply elsewhere. It tests a combination of many changes, making it hard to know which part worked.
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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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221 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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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3 to 19 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Child is between the ages of 3 and 17 years at the start of the trial (between the ages of 5 and 19 years at the end of the trial) * Parent/caregiver is at least 18 years of age * Parent/caregiver has the ability to communicate via text messaging * Parent/caregiver is comfortable communicating in English * Child is a permanent resident of the home where they are to be enrolled * Parent/caregiver has knowledge of their household finances Exclusion Criteria: * Children who plan to move out of the study microcluster within 6 months * Children whose caregivers are unable to fully consent and participate based on CC team assessment
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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