Improving Chronic Disease Outcomes Across the Lifespan by Addressing Structural Racism

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the implementation of the WE CARE social determinants of health (SDOH) screening and referral intervention with an antiracist lens in primary care settings can lead to a meaningful decrease in chronic disease by monitoring conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, depression, hyperlipidemia, and asthma through clinical measures. The main question it aims to answer is: Does the WE CARE SDOH screening and referral intervention applying an antiracism lens informed implementation strategies have the potential to reduce racial/ethnic health inequities in chronic diseases for minoritized patients?

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
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• Adults and children with diagnosed chronic diseases (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, asthma, or depression) who receive Family Medicine care at one of the study sites.

• Children (\<18 years of age) with a diagnosis of asthma.

• Adult patients (18 years or older) with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and/or depression.

Locations
United States
Massachusetts
(Benedict) UMass Memorial Medical Center - Adult Primary Care
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Worcester
Family Health Center of Worcester
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Worcester
UMass Memorial Medical Center - Hahnemann Campus
RECRUITING
Worcester
Contact Information
Primary
Arvin Garg
arvin.garg@umassmemorial.org
4103363261‬
Backup
Jennifer Hazelton
jennifer.hazelton@umassmed.edu
9783370340‬
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-10-08
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-09-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 68000
Treatments
Active_comparator: Usual Care - Control
Participants in the usual care group receive standard pediatric care. In this study, participants in the Usual Care arm are a historical cohort of patients who meet eligibility criteria and are identified retrospectively from the Electronic Health Records. As such the investigators have registered this study on Clinical Trial.gov prior to the implementation of the active WE CARE experimental arm.
Experimental: WE CARE Implementation Arm
The study team will work with clinic staff and leadership to implement the WE CARE protocol at each clinical site.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), Boston Medical Center, Boston University, Family Health Center of Worcester
Leads: University of Massachusetts, Worcester

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