Social Equity Data Collection in Primary Care via Community Health Surveyors
Summary
The NIH-registered clinical trial NCT07550101 will evaluate whether Community Health Surveyors improve social and demographic questionnaire completion compared to standard care in adult primary care patients. Participants facing potential barriers to care—including limited income, housing instability, or language differences—will be invited to complete the questionnaire independently or with surveyor support depending on group assignment. The study addresses health equity by testing community-based outreach as a method to reach populations harder to capture through standard clinic processes.
“Researchers will compare usual care (standard questionnaire invitation methods) with an enhanced approach that includes proactive outreach and support from a Community Health Surveyor to see if this increases questionnaire completion.”
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The trial proposes comparing standard questionnaire invitation methods with an enhanced approach that includes proactive outreach and support from a Community Health Surveyor. Participants will be adult primary care patients who may face barriers such as limited income, housing instability, language differences, or other social challenges. Conditions studied include Social Determinants of Health, Healthcare Disparities, Primary Health Care, and Health Equity.
Clinical researchers and public health investigators conducting health equity research or patient outreach programs should note this study's methodology as a potential model for improving data collection among underserved populations. The findings may inform future community health interventions aimed at capturing social and demographic information in clinical settings.
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Social Equity Data in Primary Care: How Best to Collect Data From Hard-to-Reach Populations
N/A NCT07550101 Kind: NA Apr 24, 2026
Abstract
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a community-based outreach approach can improve the collection of social and demographic information in adult primary care patients who may be harder to reach through standard clinic processes. The study focuses on patients who face potential barriers to care, such as limited income, housing instability, language differences, or other social challenges.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Does support from a Community Health Surveyor increase completion of a social and demographic questionnaire compared to usual care?
- Does this approach improve participation among patients with social needs or barriers to accessing care?
Researchers will compare usual care (standard questionnaire invitation methods) with an enhanced approach that includes proactive outreach and support from a Community Health Surveyor to see if this increases questionnaire completion.
Participants will:
- Be invited to complete a social and demographic questionnaire as part of routine care
- Complete the questionnaire either independently or with support from clinic staff or a Community Health Surveyor (depending on group assignment)
Conditions: Social Determinants of Health, Healthcare Disparities, Primary Health Care, Health Equity
Interventions: Community health surveyor
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