Clinical trials: Peer Support
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Case Management and Peer Support Groups for Prophylaxis Adherence in Rheumatic Heart Disease
The objective of CAMPS is to test and evaluate scalable models of secondary antibiotic adherence support for children newly diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease.
- Trial name
- CAMPS (NCT05502042)
- Testing
- Case Manager and Peer Support Group
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Neuromuscular Diseases
The Peer Support Study
Competent family caregivers (FC) are essential for successful caring for individuals with NMD. However, family caregiving is known to contribute to significant FC burden and social isolation, and negatively affects FC health.
- Trial name
- NCT05070624
- Testing
- The Virtual Peer Support Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Type 1 Diabetes
DiaBetter Together for Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
DiaBetter Together is a strengths-based peer support intervention delivered to young adults (age 17-25) by trained Peer Mentors (age 20-35) during the transition between pediatric and adult diabetes care.
- Trial name
- DiaBetter (NCT04247620)
- Testing
- DiaBetter Together, Peer Mentor Delivery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Peer Support, Injection-related Infections
The Injection-Related InfectionS (IRIS) Program
People who inject drugs are at risk of injection-related infections, like abscesses or infective endocarditis. The Injection-Related InfectionS (IRIS) program hopes to improve treatment for participants by providing a…
- Conditions
- Peer Support, Injection-related Infections, Infections, People Who Infect Drugs (PWID)
- Trial name
- IRIS (NCT06169553)
- Testing
- Holistic injection-related injection treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Anorectal Malformations
StoMakker Mobile Application
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate if access to the StoMakker application will significantly improve health-related quality of life in children receiving surgery resulting in an ileostomy, colostomy or continent…
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Anorectal Malformations, Spina Bifida, Ostomy
- Trial name
- StoMakker (NCT06065995)
- Testing
- StoMakker
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Hepatitis C, Infectious Disease
HepCare: The Effectiveness of Community Based Interventions With Peer Support to Improve Case Detection, Carry Out Pre-treatment Assessments and Assist Underserved Populations Through HCV Treatment
Hepatitis C infection is a major cause of chronic liver disease and death with approximately 3% of the world's population is infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV).
- Trial name
- NCT03524794
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Coping Behavior, Emotional Distress
Creative Arts Diabetes Initiative for Youth/Young Adults Transitioning to Adult Care
The Creative Arts Diabetes Initiative will offer facilitated art therapy with a group/peer-support environment to two groups of youth/young adults, one with type 1 diabetes, and one with type 2 diabetes.
- Conditions
- Coping Behavior, Emotional Distress, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Trial name
- CADI (NCT02790892)
- Testing
- Art therapy - pre and post test measures
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Coronary Artery Disease
Cardiac Home Education and Support Trial (CHEST): A Pilot Study
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is performed more frequently on individuals who are older and sicker than in previous years.
- Trial name
- NCT00275340
- Testing
- Peer Support
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Early Inflammatory Arthritis, Chronic Disease
Peer to Peer Mentoring: Facilitating Individuals With Early Inflammatory Arthritis to Manage Their Arthritis - Peer Mentor Training
Inflammatory arthritis (IA) is a major cause of long-term disability. Peer support may be a solution to the common problem of delayed treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01054963
- Testing
- peer mentor training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Chronic Illness
Communitas: A Program for Teens Living With Chronic Illness and Their Families
The proposed pilot study is an evaluation of Communitas, a mind-body skills group visit and for 12-19 year-olds living with chronic physical illness.
- Trial name
- NCT03170167
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Prostate Cancer
A Web-based Peer Navigation Program for Men With Prostate Cancer
One in nine Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer (PC) in their lifetime. Although all treatment options can be effective in controlling the disease, treatment side effects such as problems with erections and…
- Trial name
- NCT05041504
- Testing
- Peer navigation, Active wait list control
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Adolescent Development, Peer Group
Implementing Digital Peer Support Training for Adolescent Mental Health
Using a hybrid type III trial with a cluster randomized design, the digital peer support training for adolescent mental health protocol aims to implement a multidisciplinary program, which translates theoretical and empirical…
- Conditions
- Adolescent Development, Peer Group, Mental Health Wellness 1
- Trial name
- NCT05199675
- Testing
- Digital Peer Support Training Program
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The N.1 Institute for Health (N.1)
Laughter Yoga, Peer Bullying
Evaluation of the Effect of a PRECEDE-PROCEED Model-Based "Laughter Yoga-Supported Education Program" on Peer Bullying
Adolescence is a critical developmental period marked by rapid cognitive, emotional, and social changes that shape personality and psychosocial functioning.
- Conditions
- Laughter Yoga, Peer Bullying, Adolescents, Health Education
- Trial name
- Peer Bullying (NCT07534566)
- Testing
- Health education, Laughter Yoga
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Mental Health Disorder, Social Isolation
Peer Support Intervention to Mitigate Social Isolation and Stigma of Adolescent Motherhood in Zimbabwe
A community-based peer support intervention for adolescent mothers aged 14-18 years in Harare, Zimbabwe was developed and tested in partnership with adolescent mothers, community health workers, and key community stakeholders.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Disorder, Social Isolation, Stigma, Social
- Trial name
- NCT05213182
- Testing
- Young Women of Today
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania
HIV, Adherence
Caregiver Peer Support and ART Adherence Among Children
Adherence for children living with HIV is a by-proxy phenomenon dependent on caregivers (parents, relatives or unrelated guardians) who may or may not be living with HIV.
- Trial name
- CaPS (NCT04222270)
- Testing
- Champion Caregiver peer mentoring support to caregivers on child care and medication adherence to enhance achievement of viral suppression
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria
Cancer
Virtual Peer-to-Peer (VP2P) Support Mentoring for Adolescents With Cancer
The overall aim of this research program is to develop and examine the impact of a Cancer virtual peer-to-peer (VP2P) Support Program on health-related quality of life (HRQL) in adolescents with cancer (AWC).
- Trial name
- NCT02915471
- Testing
- Virtual Peer-to-Peer Support Mentoring
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Health Behavior
The Together on Diabetes Intervention - a Realist Evaluation
The Danish healthcare system is universal and free of charge for Danish citizens, as all healthcare services are financed by general taxes.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Health Behavior, Delivery of Health Care
- Trial name
- NCT04722289
- Testing
- Together on Diabetes
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Center for Diabetes, Copenhagen Municipality
HIV
Promoting Uptake and Retention of Option B+ in Malawi
The purpose of this study is to determine if enhanced support for women and their families within facilities and/or through community outreach will result in improved retention in the continuum of PMTCT care.
- Trial name
- PURE (NCT02005835)
- Testing
- Community based peer support, Facility-based Peer Support
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,050 people
- Sponsor
- Lighthouse Trust
HIV Infections
Testing a Barbershop-based HIV Prevention Initiative Among Men
To test community-based approaches to engage heterosexual men at risk for HIV and specifically to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a barbershop based HIV prevention program.
- Trial name
- TRIM (NCT06148584)
- Testing
- General, status-neutral HIV education, HIV self-test kits, Information about where to receive HIV prevention services
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 271 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HIV Prevention Trials Network
Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Support-t Online Training in Youth Living With Type 1 Diabetes Transitioning to Adult Care
The investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine how an online training and peer support platform could help the preparation to transition to adult care.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Glucose Metabolism Disorders (Including Diabetes Mellitus), Metabolic Disease
- Trial name
- Support-t (NCT05910840)
- Testing
- Support-t
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Anne-Sophie Brazeau