Using Community Health Workers to Support Rural Care Partners of Seriously Ill Older Veterans

Part of paid clinical trials in Durham, North Carolina.

Sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Study ID
NCT06963970
Status
Not Yet Recruiting

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Conditions

  • Cancer
  • Dementia
  • Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Renal Disease

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Remote Community Health Worker support — OTHER
    trained/certified community health worker supporting care partner remotely

Study Details

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 Dates

Start date
Jun 1, 2026
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2027
Completion
Sep 30, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
480 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: Community Health Worker support
    Additional weekly remote support of care partner using a trained/certified community health worker
  • No Intervention: Regular support
    Regular care

Primary Outcome Measure

Zarit-12 Cargiver Burden Interview [ Time Frame: baseline and 6 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NCDurhamNorth Carolina27705-3875
Jennifer B Zervakis, PhD
[email protected]
919-286-0411
Nathan A Boucher, DrPH (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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