Clinical Trial: A Community Health Worker Service to Address Acute Care Utilization Among Young and Middle-Aged Men and Women Receiving Dialysis in High-Poverty Communities

U.S., Sept. 16 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07819487) titled 'A Community Health Worker Service to Address Acute Care Utilization Among Young and Middle-Aged Men and Women Receiving Dialysis in High-Poverty Communities' on Sept. 09.

Brief Summary: Among adults receiving in-center hemodialysis, young and middle-aged women (aged 18 to 49) have the highest hospitalization rates at 1.8 per person-year. Sex differences are most pronounced in this age group, even after accounting for multiple confounding factors, including comorbidities, primary insurance type, and length of time on dialysis. Sex differences exist across racial groups and within high-poverty communities. For example, women aged 18 ...