NCT06460116 Health Equity and Rural Education (HERE!) Clinical Trial
| NCT ID | NCT06460116 |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | — |
| Sponsor | University of Kansas Medical Center |
| Condition | Behavioral Symptoms |
| Study Type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Enrollment | 126 participants |
| Start Date | 2026-05-15 |
| Primary Completion | 2026-12 |
Eligibility & Interventions
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What to Expect as a Participant
You will actively receive the study intervention — which may be a drug, biologic, device, or procedure.
This trial targets 126 participants in total. It began in 2026-05-15 with a primary completion date of 2026-12.
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Brief Summary
The goal of this community-engaged research is two-fold. The first goal is to gather stakeholder feedback to inform a school-based community health worker intervention with youth with poor school attendance and an enhanced usual care condition. The second goal is to evaluate the feasibility of implementing the school-based community health worker intervention and enhanced usual care approach within rural schools. The main question it aims to answer is whether it is feasibile to recruit children with poor school attendance and their families to the intervention, to complete the trauma-informed intervention, and to complete the associated study measures of meeting social determinants of health/mental health needs, school-based health center utilization, and behavioral helath symptoms. At least 38 rural students in grades 6-12 with poor school attendance and their parents/guardians will meet with the school-based community health worker for support around social determinants of health needs that may be barriers to attendance. Researchers will also assess the feasibility of recruiting at least 10 rural students and their parents/guardians to complete the study measures in an enhanced usual care condition in which the school-based health center without a school-based community health worker is reminded of the availability of an online social services directory.
Eligibility Criteria
Phase I Stakeholder Interviews (nonintervention): Inclusion Criteria: * A member of the program's Community Advisory Board, including community health workers; * Caregiver of a child ages 12-18 from the Southeast Kansas region; or * Student at least 12 years in age. Phase II Feasibility Pilot- SB-CHW Intervention and Enhanced Usual Care Conditions Inclusion Criteria: * Children ages 12-18 and their parents/guardians from the Southeast Kansas region * Student with or at risk for chronic poor attendance (missing 10% or more of the days that school has been in session at any point in the school year) Exclusion Criteria: * Parents/guardians or youth with profound intellectual/cognitive disability will be excluded.
Contact & Investigator
Eve-Lynn Nelson, PhD
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
University of Kansas Medical Center
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can join the NCT06460116 clinical trial?
This trial is open to participants of all sexes, aged 12 Years or older, studying Behavioral Symptoms. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria are listed in the Eligibility Criteria section. Always confirm your eligibility with the research team before applying.
Is NCT06460116 currently recruiting?
Yes, NCT06460116 is actively recruiting participants. Contact the research team at enelson2@kumc.edu for enrollment information.
Where is the NCT06460116 trial being conducted?
This trial is being conducted at Kansas City, United States.
Who is sponsoring the NCT06460116 clinical trial?
NCT06460116 is sponsored by University of Kansas Medical Center. The principal investigator is Eve-Lynn Nelson, PhD at University of Kansas Medical Center. The trial plans to enroll 126 participants.