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CommunityRx-Cardiovascular Disease
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Summary
The goal of this single arm pre-test post-test design study is to test the impact of providing patients with information about community-based resources to address health-related social needs and cardiometabolic health in rural African American patients. The main question it aims to answer is: • What is the effectiveness of community resource information on patient self-efficacy to use community resources? Participants will be given: * A personalized "HealtheRx" resource with information about community resources related to food, housing, utility support, transportation, and crisis support. The HealtheRx is personalized for patients based on their age and zip code. * Access to a community resource navigator for support with using the HealtheRx upon request * 2 text messages with reminders about the HealtheRx and access to the community resource navigator
Official title: CommunityRx-Cardiovascular Disease: Implementation of the HealtheRx to Reduce Health Inequity in Rural Eastern North Carolina
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
2 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
325
Start Date
2024-03-12
Completion Date
2025-10-30
Last Updated
2025-05-14
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
HealtheRx
CRx-CVD intervention provides participants with a HealtheRx, a tool developed by researchers with personalized listings of community resources with information about housing, food assistance, utility support, transportation and crisis support for patients. A HealtheRx may can be given directly, texted or emailed to patients and caregivers. All patients enrolled in this group will receive the HealtheRx either via text and/or email based on participant preference. Participants will receive contact information for a Community Resource Navigator who can provide support with using the HealtheRx, provide additional resources upon request, and answer any questions the participant may have. Participants will also receive a 2 reminder text messages over 2 months following their initial receipt of the HealtheRx. The SMS messages offer reminders about the HealtheRx and ongoing community resource navigation support.
Locations (2)
OIC Family Medical Center - Fairview
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States
OIC Family Medical Center - Happy Hill
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States