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Pay For Success: Permanent Supportive Housing for the Chronically Homeless
NCT02440360 · View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Study Summary
Santa Clara County has partnered with Abode Services to provide 112 units of permanent supportive housing (PSH) for up to 6 years for chronically homeless individuals with multiple co-morbidities who are high cost users of services in the County. Because the target population of high cost users who are chronically homeless greatly exceeds the supply of permanent supportive housing to be made available via this mechanism, the County plans to use this opportunity to examine the effectiveness of PSH compared to treatment as usual by ethically allocating a limited resource using a lottery type system for eligible individuals who consent to participate in the Pay For Success (PFS) initiative. Specifically, while there are estimated to be over 2,500 people in Santa Clara who would be eligible for participation on any given night, the PFS program will only provide 112 PSH units at any given time. As the study duration will last six years, the investigators anticipate that approximately 150-200 people will be housed via this mechanism. Outcomes will be reported to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) on a quarterly basis and will be based on scheduled quarterly reports provided to the county. This evaluation will be a randomized controlled trial comparing the outcomes for chronically homeless individuals randomized to receive PSH to those who are randomized to receive usual care. The aims of this study are to: 1. measure months of stable tenancy for individuals who are placed in PSH; 2. examine differences in utilization of health services and the criminal justice system; and 3. monitor the changes in use of longitudinal care. All data utilized for this evaluation will be County administrative data. The investigators hypothesize that some costly and acute health services utilization will decrease over time for the intervention group, while other more sustaining health services will increase.
Conditions Studied
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL Usual Care
- BEHAVIORAL PSH
Study Locations (1)
California
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center — Santa Clara
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 423 participants |
| Start Date | 2015-05 |
| Est. Completion | 2021-06-30 |
| Phase | NA |
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Full Details on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗What the Registry Record Tells You About NCT02440360
The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT02440360 describes a study currently listed as completed. It is categorized as NA, which is the standard way researchers label where a study sits along the investigational pathway from early safety work through later efficacy and post-marketing evaluation. The registered enrollment target is 423 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect. The listed sponsor is University of California, San Francis, which has 1,574 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov, and sponsors are the parties responsible for study design, oversight, and regulatory filings.
The record links to 1 condition, with Homelessness appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 2 interventions — of which Usual Care is the first listed. Interventions can include drugs, devices, procedures, behavioral programs, or observational arms, and each is tracked as a separate registry field so that downstream queries can filter accurately. When a trial lists multiple interventions, it usually reflects a multi-arm design or a comparison protocol rather than a single treatment being tested in isolation. The brief summary published in the registry is the clearest source of protocol intent and should be read before drawing conclusions from any sidebar tags.
Geographic footprint matters for practical reasons: NCT02440360 reports 1 study location spanning 1 distinct geographic area — top geographies include California. A larger site network tends to correlate with broader recruitment capacity, but it does not imply anything about study quality, and site-level enrollment status can diverge from the overall registry status shown above. Every data point on this page comes from the public ClinicalTrials.gov dataset and is reproduced here for reference only; it is not a medical recommendation, an endorsement of the sponsor, or an invitation to enroll. Verify current status, eligibility criteria, and contact details directly at ClinicalTrials.gov, and discuss any participation decision with your own healthcare provider.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT02440360 about?
NCT02440360 is a clinical study titled "Pay For Success: Permanent Supportive Housing for the Chronically Homeless". Santa Clara County has partnered with Abode Services to provide 112 units of permanent supportive housing (PSH) for up to 6 years for chronically homeless individuals with multiple co-morbidities who are high cost users of services in the County. Because the target population of high cost users who ...
What is the current status of trial NCT02440360?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 423 participants. The study started on 2015-05. Estimated completion is 2021-06-30.
What conditions does trial NCT02440360 study?
This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Homelessness. These conditions were identified from the trial registry and reflect the primary focus areas of the research.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02440360?
The interventions under investigation include: Usual Care (BEHAVIORAL), PSH (BEHAVIORAL). Each intervention is being evaluated for safety and efficacy as part of this clinical study.
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02440360?
This trial is sponsored by University of California, San Francis, which has 1,574 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. The sponsor is responsible for the study's design, funding, and regulatory compliance.
Where is trial NCT02440360 being conducted?
This trial has 1 study location across California. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.
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