Trial reportContemporary clinical trials2015
Design, methods, and baseline characteristics of the Kids' Health Insurance by Educating Lots of Parents (Kids' HELP) trial: a randomized, controlled trial of the effectiveness of parent mentors in insuring uninsured minority children.
Trial report in Contemporary clinical trials, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01264718 (A Randomized Trial of Effects of Parent Mentors on Insuring Minority Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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A Randomized Trial of Effects of Parent Mentors on Insuring Minority Children
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
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- A randomized clinical trial of the effects of parent mentors on early childhood obesity: Study design and baseline data.Contemporary clinical trials · 2015Trial
- The Dangers of Congregate for Children with Diabetes or Other Life-Threatening Medical Conditions.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The health and healthcare impact of providing insurance coverage to uninsured children: A prospective observational study.BMC public health · 2017Observational
- A successful approach to minimizing attrition in racial/ethnic minority, low-income populations.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2017Article
- A cross-sectional study of parental awareness of and reasons for lack of health insurance among minority children, and the impact on health, access to care, and unmet needs.International journal for equity in health · 2016Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND &
objectivesSix million US children have no health insurance, and substantial racial/ethnic disparities exist. The design, methods, and baseline characteristics are described for Kids' Health Insurance by Educating Lots of Parents (Kids' HELP), the first randomized, clinical trial of the effectiveness of Parent Mentors (PMs) in insuring uninsured minority children. METHODS & RESEARCH
designLatino and African-American children eligible for but not enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP were randomized to PMs, or a control group receiving traditional Medicaid/CHIP outreach. PMs are experienced parents with ≥1 Medicaid/CHIP-covered children. PMs received two days of training, and provide intervention families with information on Medicaid/CHIP eligibility, assistance with application submission, and help maintaining coverage. Primary outcomes include obtaining health insurance, time interval to obtain coverage, and parental satisfaction. A blinded assessor contacts subjects monthly for one year to monitor outcomes.
resultsOf 49,361 candidates screened, 329 fulfilled eligibility criteria and were randomized. The mean age is seven years for children and 32 years for caregivers; 2/3 are Latino, 1/3 are African-American, and the mean annual family income is $21,857. Half of caregivers were unaware that their uninsured child is Medicaid/CHIP eligible, and 95% of uninsured children had prior insurance. Fifteen PMs completed two-day training sessions. All PMs are female and minority, 60% are unemployed, and the mean annual family income is $20,913. Post-PM-training, overall knowledge/skills test scores significantly increased, and 100% reported being very satisfied/satisfied with the training.
conclusionsKids' HELP successfully reached target populations, met participant enrollment goals, and recruited and trained PMs.
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