68,000 patients join study to see if tackling racism in clinics improves chronic disease outcomes
NCT ID NCT06903897
First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 21, 2026 · Updated 28 times
Summary
This study tests whether screening for social needs like housing and food access, combined with referrals to community resources, can improve chronic disease outcomes for patients of color. Researchers will track blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, depression, and asthma control in 68,000 adults and children receiving primary care. The goal is to see if this approach reduces racial/ethnic health inequities.
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Family Health Center of Worcester
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWorcester, Massachusetts, 01610, United States
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UMass Memorial Medical Center - Hahnemann Campus
RECRUITINGWorcester, Massachusetts, 01605, United States
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UMass Memorial Medical Center -Benedict Family Medicine Clinic
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWorcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States
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What this could mean
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Active substance
WE CARE SDOH screening and referral intervention
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that addressing social needs in clinics helps reduce racial/ethnic health gaps for chronic diseases.
What could go wrong
This is a large observational-style trial without a control group, so results may not prove cause and effect. It also relies on clinics adopting new routines, which may be hard to sustain.
Conditions
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