Community Pharmacies as Social Determinant of Health Navigators
ConditionSocial Needs Status
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorState University of New York at Buffalo
About this trial
Type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study using a quasi-experimental, difference-in-difference (DID) design to deliver a comprehensive social needs screening and navigation program by integrating Community Health Workers (CHWs) into community pharmacies across under-resourced areas in Western New York (WNY).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
Subjects ≤ 18 years
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Social needs screenings and referrals
Treatment groups
1,600 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
5Black Rock Pharmacy14207, BuffaloNew York, United States
Riverview Professional Pharmacy14226, BuffaloNew York, United States
Vital Pharmacy14213, BuffaloNew York, United States
Middleport Family Health Center14105, MiddleportNew York, United States
Sponsors and collaborators
State University of New York at Buffalo
Lead sponsor
CPESN-NY Pharmacies
Collaborator
Tops Pharmacies
Collaborator
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov