Pilot Feasibility Trial of HEALthy Beginnings for Middle-Aged, and Older Homeless Women (HB)

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Chronic Disease Self-care; Homelessness; Health Promotion; Multimorbidity; Unhoused

Treatments: Behavioral: HEALthy Beginnings

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06743685

85834 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

24-001117

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a mixed methods pilot feasibility trial of HEALthy Beginnings, an innovative, nurse-driven intervention. Middle-aged and older, homeless women (MAO-HW) will participate in the HEALthy Beginnings intervention and select MAO-HW will be invited to participate in post-intervention qualitative focus groups to evaluate the program.

Full description

This pilot feasibility trial will enroll middle-aged and older, homeless women (MAO-HW) in the HEALthy Beginnings intervention. Participants will be asked to complete a baseline questionnaire and locator guide. Participants will then engage over a period of approximately three months in nine 60-90 minute group sessions focused on health topics, and to meet with a research team member for six private sessions which will last up to 45 minutes each to assess the program and discuss content.

Fifteen participants will be asked to return at completion of the group/individual sessions to participate in a post-intervention qualitative focus group and follow-up questionnaire to evaluate the HEALthy Beginnings intervention.

Enrollment: 23 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Self-reported age 40 years or older
• Sex assigned Female at birth
• Homeless, or living in a shelter designed to provide transitional housing
• Self-reported multimorbidity (at least 2 physical/mental health conditions)
• Able to communicate in English

Exclusion criteria

• Experiencing hallucinations
• Exhibiting signs of acute intoxication (e.g., slurred speech, pin-point pupils, difficulty walking)
• Non-English speaking
• Unable to understand study procedures (e.g., screening questions)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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23 participants in 1 patient group

HEALthy Beginnings Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Middle-aged, and older, homeless women (MAO-HW) participating in the HEALthy Beginnings Intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: HEALthy Beginnings