Status:
COMPLETED
A Community Health Worker Program to Support Rural Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
University of Vermont
Collaborating Sponsors:
Central Vermont Medical Center
Dartmouth College
Conditions:
Frail Elderly
Cognitive Impairment
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will investigate an intervention delivered by community health workers for older adults with signs of cognitive impairment, mobility loss, and depression in the rural primary care setting.
Detailed Description
The population of the United States is aging rapidly, and the populations of Vermont (VT), New Hampshire (NH), and Maine (ME) are among the oldest in the nation. There is a need to develop and dissemi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 65 or greater
- Positive for at least 2 of the following: 1) PHQ-2 score ≥2 or PHQ-9 score ≥5; 2) Mini-Cog score \<4 or MoCA score \<26 or Six-item screener with ≥2 errors; 3) "Yes" response to any of 3 falls risk screening questions or Timed Up and Go time 12 seconds or higher
Exclusion
- Active suicidal ideation
- PHQ-9 score \>14
- MoCA score \<19
- Inability to ambulate (use of an assistive device is acceptable)
- Inability to stand steadily in a stationary position without support
- Physician objection to participation due to medical, psychological, or other concerns
- Inability to speak and understand English
- Lack of capacity to provide informed consent as determined by the University of California, San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent (UBACC)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 10 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 2 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
39 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03843333
Start Date
June 10 2019
End Date
July 2 2020
Last Update
October 1 2020
Active Locations (3)
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1
Maine Dartmouth Geriatric Medicine
Augusta, Maine, United States, 04330
2
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Lyme
Lyme, New Hampshire, United States, 03768
3
Integrative Family Medicine - Montpelier
Montpelier, Vermont, United States, 05602