Finances First: A Health Intervention in Low Income Single Mother Households

Creighton University345 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this prospective, randomized, controlled three-year study is to compare the effect of a year-long financial education program versus usual care on health outcomes in single mother low income households.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

345

Conditions

Financial Stress

Interventions

Financial EducationBEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to financial education will undergo a year long financial education. This involves 9 weeks of weekly classes followed by one on one coaching for a year.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 19 YearsMax age: 55 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Unmarried * Currently employed * Annual salary must be less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Guideline * Supporting at least one child at home * Able to read and speak either English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Currently abusing alcohol or recreational drugs * Currently living in a domestic violence situation * Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next year

Locations (1)

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Changes in Quality of Life as measured by the WHO QOL BREF survey

Time frame: Baseline and one year later

Weight loss

The proportion of overweight or obese women that achieve a 5% or more reduction in weight

Time frame: Baseline and one year later

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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