Using Community Health Workers to Support Rural Care Partners of Seriously Ill Older Veterans
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorVA Office of Research and Development
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
Flag or social work note indicating suspected Caregiver abuse.
Unable to communicate in English by phone for assessments.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Remote Community Health Worker support
Treatment groups
480 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
1Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC27705-3875, DurhamNorth Carolina, United States
Sponsors and collaborators
VA Office of Research and Development
Lead sponsor
Durham VA Medical Center
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov