Healthy AgingaCTNCT07428174
An Aging Healthy Intervention for Older Adults Delivered by Community Health Workers in Senior Centers: A Clinical Trial
A study testing aCT CHW intervention in people with Healthy Aging, run by George Mason University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The aCT Study will develop, implement and evaluate a community health worker (CHW) integrated model of care delivery for older adults that is senior center based. CHW services will be available for older adult participants at three centers, 4 hours per week for 4 months. Three centers will continue usual services. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 60 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Healthy Aging
- What is being tested?
- aCT CHW intervention
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 250 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Apr 2026to Dec 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 60 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Inclusion Criteria: Eligible participants will be age 60 years and older, registered as a meal program participant at a participating senior center and speak English.
Exclusion Criteria: Non-English speakers and older adults who access meal program services in senior centers not participating in the study are not eligible for study participation.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site
University of Kentucky Center for Excellence in Rural Health
Hazard, Kentucky, 41701
About this study
Official title: ageWELL in the Community Together (aCT) Study
The aCT Study will develop, implement and evaluate a community health worker (CHW) integrated model of care delivery for older adults that is senior center based. CHW services will be available for older adult participants at three centers, 4 hours per week for 4 months. Three centers will continue usual services. Researchers will compare blood pressure, physical activity levels, fruit/vegetable consumption and psychosocial outcomes across groups before and after the intervention.
Read the detailed description
The six senior centers are located in southeastern Kentucky. The CHWs are community-based, certified in the state of Kentucky and employed by a local organization. The CHW intervention will be guided by a training module developed by the researchers in collaboration with our collaborating partner, the University of Kentucky Center for Excellence in Rural Health that reflects evidence-based geriatric practices and formative assessment conducted in 2024/2025 with seniors and senior service administrators from the area
- Conditions
- Healthy Aging
- Being tested
- aCT CHW intervention
- Keywords
- older adults, community health workers, senior centers
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
aCT CHW interventionBehavioural
The aCT CHW intervention arm will be delivered by state-certified CHWs employed and supervised by Kentucky Homeplace, a local organization that provides training and CHW services to local communities. Trained CHWs will deliver the intervention at three senior centers 4 hours per week for 4 months, which will include health promotion and disease prevention services and programs, advocacy, and health screenings.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| aCT CHW Intervention | Active comparator | State-certified CHWs employed and supervised by Kentucky Homeplace, a local organization that provides training and CHW services to local communities, will deliver the intervention at three senior centers 4 hours per week for 4 months, which include health promotion and disease prevention services and programs, advocacy, and health screenings. Receives: Behavioral: aCT CHW intervention |
| Usual practice | No intervention | Three other senior centers who have agreed to study participation will serve as comparison sites, where older adults who visit the centers will continue to access usual services which have not typically included on-site CHW services. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
blood pressure
Blood pressure will be measured in duplicate, with appropriate size cuff and participant seated, arm supported so elbow at heart level and following a 5 minute rest.
Measured: Baseline following enrollment and 4-5 months later following completion of the intervention
physical activity levels
We will use a self-report measure, the Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity (RAPA), a 9-item questionnaire validated for use in older adults
Measured: Baseline following enrollment and 4-5 months later following intervention completion
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Feb 2026
- Study startApr 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completionDec 2026 (estimated)
- Study completionDec 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Healthy AgingStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 250 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- George Mason University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- University of Kentucky
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Martha Kubik, George Mason University
- Investigators
- Martha Kubik, PhD, Principal investigator, George Mason University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07428174
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- STUDY00000967
- Other IDs
- FP00006108
- Acronym
- aCT
- Status last verified
- Feb 2026
- First submitted
- 17 Feb 2026
- Last updated
- 23 Feb 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 23 Feb 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- ageWELL in the Community Together (aCT) Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07428174
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- aCT / STUDY00000967
- Conditions
- Healthy Aging
- Keywords
- older adults, community health workers, senior centers
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 250 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- George Mason UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- University of Kentucky
- Study start
- Apr 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Dec 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Dec 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 23 Feb 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The aCT Study will develop, implement and evaluate a community health worker (CHW) integrated model of care delivery for older adults that is senior center based. CHW services will be available for older adult participants at three centers, 4 hours per week for 4 months. Three centers will continue usual services. Researchers will compare blood pressure, physical activity levels, fruit/vegetable consumption and psychosocial outcomes across groups before and after the intervention.
Detailed description
The six senior centers are located in southeastern Kentucky. The CHWs are community-based, certified in the state of Kentucky and employed by a local organization. The CHW intervention will be guided by a training module developed by the researchers in collaboration with our collaborating partner, the University of Kentucky Center for Excellence in Rural Health that reflects evidence-based geriatric practices and formative assessment conducted in 2024/2025 with seniors and senior service administrators from the area
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| aCT CHW Intervention | Active comparator | Behavioral: aCT CHW interventionState-certified CHWs employed and supervised by Kentucky Homeplace, a local organization that provides training and CHW services to local communities, will deliver the intervention at three senior centers 4 hours per week for 4 months, which include health promotion and disease prevention services and programs, advocacy, and health screenings. |
| Usual practice | No intervention | –Three other senior centers who have agreed to study participation will serve as comparison sites, where older adults who visit the centers will continue to access usual services which have not typically included on-site CHW services. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 60 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| aCT CHW interventionThe aCT CHW intervention arm will be delivered by state-certified CHWs employed and supervised by Kentucky Homeplace, a local organization that provides training and CHW services to local communities. Trained CHWs will deliver the intervention at three senior centers 4 hours per week for 4 months, which will include health promotion and disease prevention services and programs, advocacy, and health screenings. | Behavioural | aCT CHW Intervention |
Primary outcome
blood pressure
Time frame: Baseline following enrollment and 4-5 months later following completion of the intervention
Blood pressure will be measured in duplicate, with appropriate size cuff and participant seated, arm supported so elbow at heart level and following a 5 minute rest.
physical activity levels
Time frame: Baseline following enrollment and 4-5 months later following intervention completion
We will use a self-report measure, the Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity (RAPA), a 9-item questionnaire validated for use in older adults
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 23 Feb 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Martha Kubik, PhD principal investigator
George Mason University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing aCT CHW intervention in people with Healthy Aging, run by George Mason University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Feb 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Martha Kubik, PhD (7039938870, mkubik@gmu.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
blood pressure (time frame: Baseline following enrollment and 4-5 months later following completion of the intervention). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Feb 2026.