Page last updated September 8, 2026
ClinicalTrials.gov#: NCT07661355
Study Design: Intervention Trial
PCORnet Infrastructure: Single IRB, Patient partners or engagement
Principal Investigator: Thomas Houston and Marc Kowalkowski
Institution: Wake Forest University School Health Sciences
PCORnet® Network Partner: STAR
Funder: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI); (Project webpage)
Funding Date: 2026
Study Duration: 2026 – 2032
Participating PCORnet® Clinical Research Networks: STAR
Therapeutic Area: Healthcare Delivery, Engagement Methods, Mental and Behavioral Health
Status: Recruiting
Research Question(s):
This study investigates better ways to help people after they leave the hospital and how to involve their families in this process. The main goal is to see if adding family support to a patient-centered hospital-to-home intervention helps patients stay safely at home, spend fewer days back in the emergency room or going back into the hospital.