Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Using Community Health Workers to Support Rural Care Partners of Seriously Ill Older Veterans
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Collaborating Sponsors:
Durham VA Medical Center
Conditions:
Dementia
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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 c...
Detailed Description
Aim 1: Determine CSNAV effectiveness in increasing rural Veterans' well-being, reducing rural care partner burden, and increasing rural care partner/Veteran satisfaction with VA care in the interventi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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)
Exclusion
- Veteran Exclusion Criteria
- Flag or social work note indicating suspected Caregiver abuse.
- Unable to communicate in English by phone for assessments.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 16 2026
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 30 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
480 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06963970
Start Date
February 16 2026
End Date
September 30 2028
Last Update
October 24 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705-3875