M-CaRE: Mobile clinics and a smart heart-lung care tool for multimorbidity
Official title: mHealth and Mobile Clinics for Implementation of Care for Cardiac and Respiratory Multimorbidity (M-CaRE)
Funded at Columbia University Health Sciences · NIH-11623182 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A mobile, multilingual tool plus community health workers will help screen and manage high blood pressure and COPD in diverse adult patients, especially in underserved areas.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Columbia University Health Sciences NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project start | August 20, 2026 |
| Project end | May 31, 2031 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $167,842 |
| NIH project number | 3R01TW013366-01S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11623182 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adults 21 years and older with or at risk for hypertension or COPD, especially in rural areas and urban federally qualified health centers.
✕Less likely to help
Patients without HTN/COPD or those not encountered by the mobile clinics may not benefit.
What this research studies
This project will bring a simple mobile clinical decision support tool and CHW training to primary care settings to help manage heart and lung disease in adults. It combines WHO PEN-based guidance with user-friendly features tailored for low-literacy environments and a population shared between Mizoram and U.S. sites. The team partners with India to validate the approach in real-world clinics before broader adoption in American primary care. The effort emphasizes integration into routine care using existing staff and workflows to reach underserved communities.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients could receive earlier screening, better management of hypertension and COPD, and improved access to care through mobile clinics and a translated, easy-to-use decision tool.
How similar studies have gone: Preliminary work with similar multilingual CDS approaches has shown promise in improving care processes in underserved populations.
Where this research is happening
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Columbia University Health Sciences
New York, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Masterson Creber, Ruth Marie — Columbia University Health Sciences
- Study coordinator: Masterson Creber, Ruth Marie
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
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- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.