Using Community Health Workers to Support Rural Care Partners of Seriously Ill Older Veterans
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.
Checked against the public recordLast updated Jun 17, 2026 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
What this study is about
- Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Interventions being studied
- Other: Remote Community Health Worker support
How this study is categorized
These labels come from structured fields and exact terms in the public record.
Who may be able to participate
Inclusion Criteria: 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 Criteria: Veteran Exclusion Criteria * Flag or social work note indicating suspected Caregiver abuse. * Unable to communicate in English by phone for assessments.
Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.
U.S. locations
- Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NCDurham, North Carolina
Source and freshness
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