Tests a family-based program for adults with long-term illness and their caregivers
Tests a family-based program for adults with heart, kidney, diabetes or stroke conditions.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Improving the Collaborative Health of Adult Dyads
Key facts
- Where
- Columbia, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- University of South CarolinaColumbia, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of South Carolina
- Trial code
- NCT05370014
- Record updated
- 18 September 2026
- Original description
This study tests the efficacy of a dyadic intervention to mitigate the adverse health consequences of adults with pre-existing chronic health conditions and their informal carepartners (IC). Socioeconomically disadvantaged, older, and people from rural regions are more likely burdened with greater rates of chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, and stroke.Read full original descriptionShow less
Improving the Collaborative Health of Adults With Chronic Conditions & Carepartner Dyads Through Interventions Addressing Social and Health Self-Management Needs.
This study tests the efficacy of a dyadic intervention to mitigate the adverse health consequences of adults with pre-existing chronic health conditions and their informal carepartners (IC). Socioeconomically disadvantaged, older, and people from rural regions are more likely burdened with greater rates of chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, and stroke.
Inclusion: Male and female; Living in a Medically Underserved Area and/or a designated rural area of South Carolina; ≥ 18 years and above; A previous diagnosis of one or more of the following conditions: type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, or stroke (>3 months); -Carepartner inclusion criteria; Male and female; ≥ 18 years and above; Must live on the same property or community, preferably within a 40-mile radius of the patient (dyad member); Primarily responsible for care provision and/or care/social support in the home (i.e., is not paid for services).
Exclusion: Enrolled in related clinical trials; .No member of dyad has at least one of the included chronic health conditions.