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Health Equity and Rural Education (HERE!) Clinical Trial: A Healthcare-Community Partnership Leveraging School-Based Community Health Workers to Improve Student Attendance
Led by University of Kansas Medical Center · Updated on 2026-04-20
126
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
4 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Kansas Medical Center
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are studying students in rural areas who have poor school attendance to see if a school-based community health worker (SB-CHW) intervention can help address barriers related to social and mental health needs. This study also compares this intervention to an enhanced usual care approach and aims to evaluate the feasibility of recruiting students and families, completing the trauma-informed intervention, and collecting relevant study data. The study involves youth in grades 6-12 and their parents or guardians. The study has two phases: Phase I lasts 6 months and gathers feedback from community members, students, caregivers, and health workers to improve the intervention plan. Phase II lasts 18 months and tests the feasibility of delivering the SB-CHW intervention, where community health workers support students through at least two 30-minute sessions focused on social needs and trauma-informed care. The comparison group receives reminders about an online social services directory without direct community health worker involvement. Participants and their families will be involved in meetings with community health workers and complete various assessments about their social needs, mental health, family engagement, and school attendance. Researchers will monitor outcomes like use of school health services and school attendance over about 10 months, covering one school year. Data will be collected at enrollment and study completion to evaluate the intervention's feasibility and impact.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Health Equity and Rural Education (HERE!) Clinical Trial
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Children ages 12 to 18 and their parents or guardians from the Southeast Kansas region
- Students with or at risk for chronic poor attendance (missing 10% or more of school days during the school year)
- Members of the Community Advisory Board, community health workers, caregivers of children ages 12-18 from Southeast Kansas, or students at least 12 years old (Phase I stakeholder interviews)
You will not qualify if you...
- Parents, guardians, or youth with profound intellectual or cognitive disability will be excluded
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
Duration - Approximately 10 months (1 school year)
Participants receive support from a school-based community health worker through a minimum of two 30-minute encounters focused on addressing social determinants of health and building supportive relationships using trauma-informed practices.
At least 2 encounters over the school year
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160
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Research Team
E
Eve-Lynn Nelson, PhD
K
Kelsey Dean
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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