Training Community Members to be Coaches to Deliver the HealthyLifetime Program

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN · Sep 23, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking to find out if community members can be trained to act as health coaches, similar to nurses, to help people improve their health through a program called HealthyLifetime. The program focuses on teaching participants, who do not have complex health issues, how to manage their health better and live more independently. The main question they want to answer is whether these community health coaches can achieve the same results as nurse health coaches.

To be eligible for this study, participants should be at least 30 years old, have no more than three uncomplicated chronic health conditions, and have Medicare or Medicaid insurance. They also need to be able to connect to video calls using a computer or tablet and live in Michigan. Participants will be guided through the HealthyLifetime program, which will be delivered online, helping them learn valuable health skills. This trial is not yet recruiting, so interested individuals will need to wait for further announcements.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Be at least 30 years of age, with no more than three, uncomplicated chronic conditions and want to learn to take better care of their health.
• • Independent Living Index (ILI) greater than 35. ILI is derived by averaging the outcome measures scores.
• • A score of less than 4 on items related to anxiety and depressive symptoms
• • Have Medicare and/or Medicaid insurance.
• • Be able to read, speak, and hear English - but may use glasses or hearing aids, if needed;
• • Tell us their age, date of birth, address, and phone number, and explain their health problems;
• • Have a computer, iPad (Tablet), or Smartphone with an Internet connection, email address, a working camera, and microphone;
• • Be able to use their computer/tablet to connect to video chat sessions like Zoom in a private space in their home or a private room
• • Are not currently participating in any other studies involving diet, weight management, exercise and/or coaching at the current time; and
• • Reside in Michigan.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • ● Are less than 30 years of age.
• • Have more than three, uncomplicated chronic conditions.
• • A score of more than 4 on items related to anxiety and depressive symptoms
• • Do not have Medicare and/or Medicaid insurance.
• • Do not reside in Michigan.
• • Have a new acute health problem that requires seeing a doctor more than once a month for acute medical treatment.
• • Have been told their illness is not curable.
• • Need help remembering their name, date of birth, or health problems.
• • Cannot use glasses or a hearing aid to see or hear well enough to read materials on the computer or talk to the nurse easily.
• • Are currently participating in any other studies involving diet, weight management, exercise and/or coaching at the current time; and
• • Do not have, or cannot use, a computer, iPad, or another device with the Internet at home to use Zoom (e.g., internet streaming).