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Official study title

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

Study 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 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.

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Key things to know

Main goalSupportive Care

This describes the study’s primary purpose.

What is being studiedRemote Community Health Worker support

The study team can explain what participation involves.

Who it may be forDementia · Cancer

These are broad labels—not an eligibility decision.

Checked against the public recordLast updated Oct 22, 2026 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov

Is enrollment open?Not Yet Recruiting

The study is not accepting participants yet.

What kind of study?Not applicable

Interventional

Where is it offered?1 U.S. location

Locations may change over time.

Who runs it?VA Office of Research and Development

Study sponsor

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Study overview

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
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How this study is categorized

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Public criteria

Who may be able to participate

The sponsor separates these requirements into two groups. You do not need to interpret them alone—use them to guide a conversation with the study team.

Requirements people may need to meetInclusion 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
  • Can live with or separately from the Veteran; able to communicate in English by phone Veteran Inclusion Criteria Receiving VA care at HSA 2.1 (North Carolina and Virginia) (at least 2 encounters in past year, has a PACT/primary care provider)
  • Residing in a rural area based on RUCA Rural Urban Commuting Codes
  • Diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, cancer, dementia, or End-Stage Renal Disease.
  • Requires assistance with at least one activities of daily living (ADLs) or instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)
  • 65 years old or older and able to communicate in English by phone (for assessments)
Reasons someone may not be able to joinExclusion criteria

Care partner

Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.

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Study sites

U.S. locations

  • Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NCDurham, North Carolina

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Processed from ClinicalTrials.gov. Last public update: Oct 22, 2026. Always confirm current availability with the study team.

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