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Empowering Monterey Bay Residents for Activated, Collaborative, and Equitable Care

EMBRACE - Empowering Monterey Bay Residents for Activated, Collaborative, and Equitable Care

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants must be receiving clinical care by a primary care physician in the Monterey area
* Participants must be 18 years or older.
* Participants must speak either English or Spanish.
* Participants must be able to consent verbally in English or Spanish to all study procedures.
* Participants must self-identify as a racial/ethnic minorities OR identify as having low-income status OR have public health insurance

Exclusion Criteria:

\- Patients unable to respond to survey questions in either English or Spanish.

About the study

The purpose of the EMBRACE Study is to evaluate whether a facilitated intervention improves shared decision-making (SDM) and patient activation among low-income and minority individuals more than usual care only. The ultimate goal is to enhance SDM and patient activation in care.

What is being tested

• Research Assistant Support (behavioral)

Sponsor: Stanford University · Participants: 138 · Started: Aug 26, 2026

Contact the study team

• Manali I Patel, MD, MPH, MS · Phone: (650) 736-2768

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07652359

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.