Recruiting

Wraparound Intervention

Sponsor:

Unity Health Toronto

Code:

NCT07419282

Conditions

Homelessness

Youth

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 24

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Wraparound Intervention

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of the SEED CHANGE pilot study is to co-design and test a wraparound intervention for young people transitioning away from homelessness. This study will provide information about the types of supports these young people need to live meaningful and thriving lives, and the best ways to deliver these supports. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Is the wraparound intervention feasible? (i.e., Will young people engage in the study and supports?)
  • Is the wraparound intervention acceptable? (i.e., Do young people find the supports satisfactory and/or beneficial?)

Participants will engage in an 18-month wraparound intervention including the following supports:

  • Job Placement
  • Housing Stabilization Funds
  • Grocery Supplements
  • Community Connections Worker
  • Coaching
  • Tools for Intentional Living Program

Conditions

Homelessness

Youth

Study ID

NCT07419282

Start date

Feb 25, 2026

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Aug, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Feb, 2029

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 24

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 18 - 24 years
  • Experienced homelessness (defined as unstable/time-limited housing arrangements like shelter stays, foster care, or couch surfing) for at least seven consecutive days in the past year
  • Living in market rent housing (defined as non-subsidized housing, inclusive of both formal and informal rental agreements) in the Greater Toronto Area or Niagara Region for at least one month preceding study start
  • Willing to actively participate in all components of the intervention
  • Able to legally work in Canada (includes having a valid Social Insurance Number)
  • Able to provide free and informed consent
  • Able to understand English well enough to give consent and participate in the intervention and data collection

Exclusion Criteria:

  • In imminent danger of losing their housing (e.g., facing eviction)
  • Planning to move out of the Greater Toronto Area or Niagara Region in the next 18 months
  • Employed full-time or enrolled in an education or training program that requires a long-term (>4 weeks) full-time work placement (coinciding with the duration of the study intervention)
  • Receiving rent subsidies (does not include shelter allowance through social welfare programs such as Ontario Works or the Ontario Disability Support Program)
  • Enrolled in a program or study with features similar to the SEED CHANGE intervention (e.g., 1:1 coaching, supported employment, group program targeting identity/social capital)

Study Design

Enrollment

42 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Wraparound Intervention

Young people transitioning away from homelessness will engage in an 18-month wraparound intervention including the following supports:

  • Job Placement
  • Housing Stabilization Funds
  • Grocery Supplements
  • Community Connections Worker
  • Coaching
  • Tools for Intentional Living Program

Interventions

Wraparound Intervention

An 18-month wraparound intervention including the following supports:

  • Job Placement
  • Housing Stabilization Funds
  • Grocery Supplements
  • Community Connections Worker
  • Coaching
  • Tools for Intentional Living Program

Primary outcome measure

  • Feasibility and Acceptability: Recruitment, Enrolment, and Dropout Metrics [ Time Frame: Recruitment and enrolment metrics are assessed at T0 (Baseline; pre-intervention). Dropout metrics are assessed at T4 (Month 18; end of intervention). ]
  • Feasibility and Acceptability: Employment Placement Engagement [ Time Frame: Assessed at T4 (Month 18; end of intervention). ]
  • Feasibility and Acceptability: Coaching Engagement [ Time Frame: Assessed at T4 (Month 18; end of intervention). ]
  • Feasibility and Acceptability: Group Program Engagement [ Time Frame: Assessed at T4 (Month 18; end of intervention). ]
  • Feasibility and Acceptability: Community Connections Worker Engagement [ Time Frame: Assessed at T4 (Month 18; end of intervention). ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Naomi S Thulien, NP-PHC, PhD

416-360-4000naomi.thulien@unityhealth.to

Locations

Unity Health Toronto

Recruiting

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1W8

Contacts

Naomi S Thulien, NP-PHC, PhD

416-360-4000naomi.thulien@unityhealth.to

More Information

Sponsor

Unity Health Toronto

Last update posted

Jun 15, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Keywords

  • youth
  • coach
  • employment
  • homelessness
  • transition
  • socioeconomic inclusion
  • identity capital
  • social capital

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Unity Health Toronto on 2026-06-15.