IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE

This study aims to see if having pharmacists work directly with doctors is better than standard reports at reducing unnecessary prescriptions for seniors. It will involve 540 patients over 65 in Spain who are taking certain sedatives, stomach drugs, or painkillers for longer than…

This study is testing a new program that uses trained parent coaches to help other parents support their teenagers in quitting vaping. 200 parent-teen pairs will be randomly assigned to either try the 3-month coaching program or receive no special help. The program includes onlin…

This VA program aims to help clinics better provide proven health services for women Veterans in midlife. It will test two different support strategies across at least 18 VA facilities to help them offer trauma-informed care, menopause symptom therapy, and weight management progr…

This study aims to find better ways to get people with prediabetes to join and stay in a diabetes prevention program at local health centers. Researchers will test new support systems like training for staff and reminders for patients to see if they improve participation and heal…

This study tests whether connecting dementia caregivers with trained peer mentors and personalized community resource lists can improve their well-being. Over 330 caregivers will receive education, resource information, and ongoing text message support for 12 months. Researchers …

This study aims to improve a system that helps doctors identify physically inactive patients and refer them to local exercise programs. It will test new support methods for clinics to see if they can get more eligible patients connected to these community resources. The goal is t…

This study aims to see if adding simple green, yellow, and red nutrition labels to a food bank's online ordering system helps food pantries select healthier items. Researchers will test this by comparing ordering habits between pantries that see the labels and those that don't. T…