Can coaching clinics on social needs screening make a difference?
NCT ID NCT06489002
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether giving extra support to community health centers helps them screen patients for non-medical needs like food or housing and refer them to community resources. Twenty health centers will be randomly assigned to get this support or not. The goal is to see if the support leads to more screenings and referrals for patients with diabetes or high blood pressure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Implementation support (training, workflow help, analytics) for care management teams
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show a practical way for community health centers to better connect patients with resources for social needs like food or housing.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (20 health centers) testing process changes, not a direct treatment. Results may not apply to all clinics or improve health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria • • Health centers that use an EHR-based care management tool for at least one care management or population health program that addresses non-medical health-related needs for more than 10 enrolled patients from April-June 2025. Exclusion Criteria * Health center participated in pilot * Health center is a school-based health center * Health center provides care to prison population
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Portland, Oregon, 97228, United States
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