Pediatric Uninsured Emergency VisitsNCT07594782
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A study testing Navigation through financial systems and linkage to resources in people with Pediatric Uninsured Emergency Visits and Emergencies, run by Hackensack Meridian Health at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The study introduces a bedside intervention assisting families with the enrollment or re-enrollment process through patient direct contact with NJFamily Care and financial departments, using an emergency department (ED)-based navigator tool. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Pediatric Uninsured Emergency Visits, Emergencies
- What is being tested?
- Navigation through financial systems and linkage to resources
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 180 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 19 Aug 2026to 13 Aug 2028
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Parent/guardian/ legal authorized representative (age 18 years or older) with children aged: 1 month to 17 years of age who obtain care in the pediatric emergency department
- Child Uninsured (ie, Charity Care, HUMC Charity Care, Pending Medicaid, Self-Pay)
- Interested in applying or receiving assistance with NJfamilycare
- Not pending private insurance coverage
- Primary language of the parent or guardian is identified as English
- Pediatric patient lives in New Jersey
Who cannot join
- Parent/guardian/legal authorized representative with children aged: less than 1 month and greater than 17 years old Insured pediatric patient Parent/ Guardian/Legal Authorized Representative not present Parent/ Guardian/Legal Authorized Representative age 17 years or younger Primary language not identified as English Patients visiting the Emergency Department related to Motor Vehicle Accidents Already participated in this study
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Hackensack Univarsity medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601
Daisy Negron, MBA, BSN, RN, 551-996-3206, Daisy.Negron@Hmhn.org
About this study
Official title: Maintaining Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Eligible Children in New Jersey
The study introduces a bedside intervention assisting families with the enrollment or re-enrollment process through patient direct contact with NJFamily Care and financial departments, using an emergency department (ED)-based navigator tool. The primary objective is to identify the barriers contributing to the lack of insurance coverage through NJ Family Care coverage using a brief survey with the parents of children who are treated in the ED and identified as uninsured, and to study the effect of a bedside intervention designed to assist families with the enrollment or re-enrollment process.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Uninsured Emergency Visits, Emergencies
- Being tested
- Navigation through financial systems and linkage to resources
- Keywords
- Pediatric uninsured emergency visits, lack of insurance, linkage to resources, Medicaid
- Medical subject headings
- Emergencies
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Navigation through financial systems and linkage to resourcesOther
Navigation through financial systems and linkage to resources to connect families and ultimately help them gain access to insurance for the pediatric patient.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Bedside intervention and support | Experimental | A bedside intervention assisting families with the enrollment or re-enrollment process through patient direct contact with NJFamily Care and local financial departments, using an ED-based navigator tool. Receives: Other: Navigation through financial systems and linkage to resources |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Barriers to medicaid enrollment or reenrollment
Outcome of questionnaire regarding barriers expressed as percentage of participants who identified each barrier
Measured: Survey is completed upon enrollment
Rate of Successful Medicaid Enrollment or Re-enrollment Approval
The proportion of the enrolled participants who reported approval for Medicaid coverage. This outcome measures the ultimate success of the intervention of re-establishing health insurance.
Measured: Assessed via participant follow-up call or review of the electronic health record at 90 days post-intervention.
Secondary outcomes (1)
Enrollment in Temporary Insurance Coverage
The proportion of participants who, after receiving additional assistance, were successfully enrolled in a temporary or bridge insurance plan, known as presumptive eligibility. This measures the intervention's success in providing a safety net for families during the Medicaid application waiting period.
Measured: Assessed via participant follow-up within 10 days (+/- 5 days) post-intervention and/or chart review.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted19 May 2026
- Study start19 Aug 2026
- Primary completion13 Aug 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion13 Aug 2028 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Pediatric Uninsured Emergency VisitsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 180 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Hackensack Meridian Health
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- New Jersey Health Foundation
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Karen Eigen, MD, MPH, Principal investigator, Hackensack Meridian Health
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07594782
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Pro2026-0127
- Status last verified
- Aug 2026
- First submitted
- 11 May 2026
- Last updated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 21 Aug 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Maintaining Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Eligible Children in New Jersey
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07594782
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Pro2026-0127
- Conditions
- Pediatric Uninsured Emergency Visits, Emergencies
- Keywords
- Pediatric uninsured emergency visits, lack of insurance, linkage to resources, Medicaid
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 180 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Hackensack Meridian HealthUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- New Jersey Health Foundation
- Study start
- 19 Aug 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 13 Aug 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 13 Aug 2028 (estimated)
- First posted
- 19 May 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The study introduces a bedside intervention assisting families with the enrollment or re-enrollment process through patient direct contact with NJFamily Care and financial departments, using an emergency department (ED)-based navigator tool. The primary objective is to identify the barriers contributing to the lack of insurance coverage through NJ Family Care coverage using a brief survey with the parents of children who are treated in the ED and identified as uninsured, and to study the effect of a bedside intervention designed to assist families with the enrollment or re-enrollment process.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Bedside intervention and support | Experimental | Other: Navigation through financial systems and linkage to resourcesA bedside intervention assisting families with the enrollment or re-enrollment process through patient direct contact with NJFamily Care and local financial departments, using an ED-based navigator tool. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Parent/guardian/ legal authorized representative (age 18 years or older) with children aged: 1 month to 17 years of age who obtain care in the pediatric emergency department
- Child Uninsured (ie, Charity Care, HUMC Charity Care, Pending Medicaid, Self-Pay)
- Interested in applying or receiving assistance with NJfamilycare
- Not pending private insurance coverage
- Primary language of the parent or guardian is identified as English
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Parent/guardian/legal authorized representative with children aged: less than 1 month and greater than 17 years old Insured pediatric patient Parent/ Guardian/Legal Authorized Representative not present Parent/ Guardian/Legal Authorized Representative age 17 years or younger Primary language not identified as English Patients visiting the Emergency Department related to Motor Vehicle Accidents Already participated in this study
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Navigation through financial systems and linkage to resourcesNavigation through financial systems and linkage to resources to connect families and ultimately help them gain access to insurance for the pediatric patient. | Other | Bedside intervention and support |
Primary outcome
Barriers to medicaid enrollment or reenrollment
Time frame: Survey is completed upon enrollment
Outcome of questionnaire regarding barriers expressed as percentage of participants who identified each barrier
Rate of Successful Medicaid Enrollment or Re-enrollment Approval
Time frame: Assessed via participant follow-up call or review of the electronic health record at 90 days post-intervention.
The proportion of the enrolled participants who reported approval for Medicaid coverage. This outcome measures the ultimate success of the intervention of re-establishing health insurance.
1 secondary outcome
Enrollment in Temporary Insurance Coverage
Time frame: Assessed via participant follow-up within 10 days (+/- 5 days) post-intervention and/or chart review.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 21 Aug 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Karen Eigen, MD, MPH principal investigator
Hackensack Meridian Health
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Navigation through financial systems and linkage to resources in people with Pediatric Uninsured Emergency Visits and Emergencies, run by Hackensack Meridian Health at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Daisy Negron, MBA, BSN, RN (551-996-3206, Daisy.Negron@hmhn.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Barriers to medicaid enrollment or reenrollment (time frame: Survey is completed upon enrollment). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Aug 2026.