Using Community Health Workers to Support Rural Care Partners of Seriously Ill Older Veterans
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Conditions studied: Dementia, Cancer, Renal Disease, Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
In brief
The investigators aim to support care partner's well-being and satisfaction with VA care and decrease their work burden by offering extra support from a trained Community Health Worker who will help connect the care partner to helpful resources in their communities and in the VA. The investigators also hope to help Veterans well-being and satisfaction with VA care by supporting their care partner more sufficiently allowing the care partner to focus on caregiving tasks.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06963970
- Run by
- VA Office of Research and Development
- People needed
- 480
- Starts
- 2026-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2028-09-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-17
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Care Partner Inclusion Criteria
- A relative, friend, or partner (18 years of age) with whom Veteran patient has a personal relationship who assists Veteran regularly with care and/or care coordination as defined under "Veterans" below
- Residing in a rural area based on RUCC or Rural-Urban Continuum Codes83
- Must be enrolled in CSP Program of General Caregiver Support Services
- Can live with or separately from the Veteran; able to communicate in English by phone
- Veteran Inclusion Criteria
- Receiving care at Durham, Asheville, and Richmond VA Health Systems (e.g., at least 2 outpatient visits in past year; has a primary provider) and residing in a rural area.
- Diagnosed with congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, dementia, or end-stage renal disease.
- Requires assistance with at least one ADL (i.e., walking, feeding, toileting, transferring, bathing, or dressing) or IADL (i.e., transport, medication, financial management, shopping, or meal preparation)
- 50 years old or older and able to communicate in English by phone (for assessments)
You may not qualify if…
- Veteran Exclusion Criteria
- Flag or social work note indicating suspected Caregiver abuse.
- Unable to communicate in English by phone for assessments.
Where it is running
- Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC — Durham, North Carolina, United States
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