CommunityRx-Dementia + Peer Navigation (CRxDpeer)
CommunityRx-Dementia + Peer Navigation (CRxDpeer): A Real-World Implementation and Effectiveness Study of an IT-Based Social Care Intervention
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Self-identifies as a caregiver of a home-dwelling person with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias (ADRD) * Resides in the target geographic region of the study * Has access to a cell phone and agrees to receive text messages from the study * Has an email address that they can receive emails from * Individuals under the age of 18 who are emancipated minors in the state of Illinois and a caregiver of a person with dementia Exclusion Criteria: * Minors who are not emancipated in the state of Illinois. * Previously participated in the intervention arm of the CommunityRx-Dementia clinical trial
About the study
The CRxDpeer intervention, delivered by a trained peer navigator, in practice called a "peer mentor", includes three evidence-based components: (a) focused education about common social (e.g., food and housing insecurity) and caregiving (e.g., respite and end of life care) needs, (b) activation of personalized community resource information for social and caregiving needs through delivery of a resource list (HealtheRx) at the baseline encounter and coaching on how to communicate with service providers, coordinate services and manage social support (e.g., connect with their peer navigator, reach out to friends or relatives for support, identify support groups, etc.) and (c) ongoing navigation-focused support meant to boost the baseline intervention, including a series of proactive text messages over 12 months. During this time, the subject can respond to and communicate with the peer navigator for ongoing support.
What is being tested
- CommunityRx-Dpeer (other)
Sponsor: University of Chicago · Participants: 330 · Started: Oct 5, 2026
Contact the study team
- Ifeoluwadolapo Ojewuyi, MPH · Phone: 773-704-9724
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07346183
Locations in the U.S.
| Illinois | University of Chicago, Chicago |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Nov 15, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.