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iCare4Me Transitions

NCT06167746 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 314

Last updated 2026-03-12

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Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to examine the effect of a virtual face-to-face health coach intervention to improve self-care among caregivers of hospitalized older adults during care transitions compared to web-based resource information alone to determine the effectiveness of each intervention. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. compare the efficacy of the virtual health coaching intervention vs. web-based information alone in improving self-care in caregivers of hospitalized community-dwelling older adults with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) who transition from hospital to home,
2. compare outcomes among Black/African American and White caregivers who receive the intervention vs. digital health information alone, and
3. explore the estimated the cost of the interventions and acute care resource use among patients of caregivers who received virtual intervention vs. digital health information alone.

Participants who enroll will agree to enroll will:

* be randomly assigned to either the health information group or the health coaching intervention plus health information group for six months, and
* be asked to complete a baseline interview, a check-in call at one month post-hospital discharge, and two follow-up interviews at 3- and 6-months after enrollment.

Researchers will compare the two groups of caregivers on the following outcomes: self-care, caregiver self-efficacy (aka confidence), coping, stress, and health status.

Conditions

  • Caregiver Stress

Interventions

OTHER

Digital Health Information (DHI)

Digital health information websites.

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual Health Coach for You

Study participants in the intervention group will receive 10-session virtual health coaching intervention session delivered over 6 months with the goal of improving caregiver self-care and coping, decreasing stress, and improving the hospital-to-home experience The 10 sessions are on average 60 minutes and cover the following topics: care transitions, caregiving demand, self-care, and coping.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Karen Hirschman, Ph.D. · University of Pennsylvia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-03-01
Primary Completion
2027-09-30
Completion
2028-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT06167746 on ClinicalTrials.gov