Pharmacies as help centers: new study aims to cut hospital visits by tackling social needs
NCT ID NCT07278401
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether community pharmacies in under-resourced areas can help people find resources for social needs like food, housing, and transportation. About 1,600 adults will take part. The goal is to see if this help reduces hospital stays and emergency room visits over 12 months.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
-
About 1,600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
-
Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult subjects ≥ 18 years * English speaking * Presenting to one of the participating pharmacies. For the pharmacies to be included, they must be enrolled within the Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network - NY (CPESN-NY) or associated with Tops Pharmacies. The pharmacies must have the ability to collaborate with Healthelink and referring partners (e.g., Wellconnected) and the staffing capacity to have a SDoH screening program with Community Health Worker Training. The pharmacies' physical address must be located within Erie County Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects ≤ 18 years
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Social needs status are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Black Rock Pharmacy
RECRUITINGBuffalo, New York, 14207, United States
-
Middleport Family Health Center
RECRUITINGMiddleport, New York, 14105, United States
-
Niagara Apothecary
RECRUITINGNiagara Falls, New York, 14304, United States
-
Riverview Professional Pharmacy
RECRUITINGBuffalo, New York, 14226, United States
-
Vital Pharmacy
RECRUITINGBuffalo, New York, 14213, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.