Community health workers helping adults with chronic kidney disease access home dialysis
Community Health Workers in an Interdisciplinary Outpatient CKD Clinic to Optimize Social Care Navigation, Patient Engagement, and Home Dialysis Utilization- the CHOOSE Home trial
Community health workers will join kidney clinics to help adults with chronic kidney disease get social support, learn about home dialysis, and increase use of home dialysis.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Albert Einstein College of Medicine NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Bronx, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11158979 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would receive care in an outpatient kidney clinic where nurses, nurse practitioners, and a community health worker work together to support you. The community health worker helps address social needs like housing, transportation, food, and insurance and connects you to resources that make home dialysis more possible. The program aims to boost your engagement in care and increase the number of patients who choose and start home dialysis. Researchers will follow clinic patients to see whether this combined approach leads to higher home dialysis uptake and better navigation of social needs.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults with chronic kidney disease approaching end-stage kidney disease, particularly Black and Hispanic patients who face social risk factors, are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: Patients who already have stable in-center dialysis plans, who lack social barriers, or who are medically unable to perform home dialysis may not receive direct benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, more patients—especially Black and Hispanic adults—could learn about, prepare for, and start home dialysis with better social supports.
How similar studies have performed: Previous interdisciplinary clinic and care-coordination efforts have shown promise improving care delivery, but combining these clinics with community health workers specifically to increase home dialysis uptake is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
Bronx, United States
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine — Bronx, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Johns, Tanya — Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Study coordinator: Johns, Tanya
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.