Status:
TERMINATED
Peer Support for Homelessness in the Emergency Department
Lead Sponsor:
McMaster University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Niagara Community Foundation
United Way Niagara
Conditions:
Homelessness
Health Behavior
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Peer support workers with lived experience of homelessness will provide advocacy, supportive counselling, assistance with navigating the system, and role-modeling for people experiencing homelessness ...
Detailed Description
Homelessness is strongly associated with an increased prevalence of chronic physical and mental health morbidity, leading to lower health-related quality of life and increased hospital readmissions co...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- Resident of Ontario in the past 12 months
- Age 18 or over
- Absolute homeless (e.g., living outside, including but not limited to abandoned buildings, vehicles, transit stations; residing in shelters; residing in hotel/motel rooms)
- Hidden homeless (e.g., living with others, residing in transitional housing)
Exclusion
- Not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
- Not a resident of Ontario for the majority of the past 12 months
- Under the age of 18
- Does not meet criteria for absolute or hidden homelessness (see: Inclusion Criteria)
- Refusal to disclose housing, citizenship, or residential status
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 19 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
19 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04012697
Start Date
January 1 2020
End Date
March 19 2020
Last Update
February 8 2023
Active Locations (1)
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McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 4L8