Clinical trials: Mentoring
Suicide
Peer to Peer Programs for Military Suicide Prevention
In the present project the investigators propose to test the efficacy of a peer to peer program entitled Airman's Edge. The Airman's Edge program plans to utilize peer mentors that will be trained in specialized skills designed…
- Trial name
- P2P (NCT04021758)
- Testing
- Peer to peer program intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,055 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Leadership, Physical Activity
Peer Leadership for Physical Literacy
The purpose of the proposed research is to develop, implement, and test the efficacy of a theory-driven evidence-based peer leadership program for elementary school students (Grade 6/7; age 11/12 years) in relation to (a) their…
- Trial name
- PLPL (NCT03783767)
- Testing
- Leadership Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 359 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
COVID-19, Trust
Evaluating a Community-Led COVID-19 Testing Intervention to Address Mistrust - Study 1
The goal of this study is to assess how community-led group discussions about health-related topics may alter beliefs and intentions regarding healthcare recommendations, such as COVID-19 testing and vaccination.
- Trial name
- NCT06650462
- Testing
- Community-led discussion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Old Dominion University
Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Use
Mobile-based Peer Mentoring for Smoking Cessation
Despite the availability of a variety of effective treatments for smoking cessation, uptake of treatments is low. The increasing use of smartphone technology presents an exceptional opportunity to expand access to low-cost…
- Trial name
- NCT03048786
- Testing
- Control, Peer Mentoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Hypertension, Overweight or Obesity
Education to Decrease in Sodium Intake Evaluated With 24 Hour Urinary Sodium Excretion (RCT)
WHO identifies as an important risk factor and potentially modifiable to high sodium intake (>2g/day 5g salt/day). Also, an insufficient consumption of potassium ( 3.5 g/day).Therefore, the results of this research could be the…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Overweight or Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT04894344)
- Testing
- Education group
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 196 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
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
Play and Playthings
Evaluation and Development of Playing Skills for Parents With Children With Special Needs
Children with special needs; experiences physical, behavioral, social, cognitive and emotional limitations. These limitations affect the child's play skills.
- Trial name
- NCT05757115
- Testing
- Play Skills Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Breast Cancer
Peers Promoting Exercise Adoption and Maintenance Among Cancer Survivors
Exercise adoption enhances well-being and recovery from breast cancer. Researchers trained American Cancer Society volunteers to provide exercise counseling to breast cancer survivors and the survivors increased their exercise in…
- Trial name
- NCT02694640
- Testing
- Reach Plus, Reach Plus Phone, Reach Plus Message
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Healthy
Feedback and Mental Well-being in Anesthesiology
The aims of the study are: to evaluate the mental health of anesthesia trainees and teachers in the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc academic hospital; to evaluate the effect of a daily debriefing session between trainees and…
- Trial name
- FEELING (NCT06667011)
- Testing
- Feedback
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Substance Use
Feasibility of Peer-mentor Delivered Substance Use Brief Intervention for Adolescents in Kenya
Adolescent substance use is prevalent in Kenya and in the US, and is associated with significant negative health and social outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT05545904
- Testing
- Substance use brief intervention (BI), substance use education intervention
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Moi University
HIV/AIDS
Peer-led Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention for Women: The Peer-led DCP Pilot Study
This study will refine and pilot test the Peer-led Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention (DCP) intervention in a single-arm pilot trial.
- Trial name
- NCT07298785
- Testing
- Peer-led Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention (DCP) intervention
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Uninsured Children Eligible for Medicaid or CHIP
A Randomized Trial of Effects of Parent Mentors on Insuring Minority Children
The Kids' HELP trial rigorously documented that a Parent Mentor intervention results in multiple benefits: more children are insured faster, children's access to healthcare and parental satisfaction improve, quality of well-child…
- Trial name
- NCT01264718
- Testing
- Parent Mentors
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 329 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Healthy Subject
A Smoking Prevention Program (ASPIRE) and Mentoring for Preventing Smoking Among High School Youths
This early phase I trial studies how well A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience (ASPIRE) program and mentorship works in preventing smoking in high school students.
- Trial name
- NCT04803682
- Testing
- Preventive Intervention, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Sleep
Inpatient Sleep Loss: Educating and Empowering Patients
While many interventions have targeted hospital staff to improve sleep, few have been successful, and often suffer from limited adherence to staff protocols.
- Trial name
- ISLEEP (NCT04151251)
- Testing
- Patient Empowerment, Sleep Kit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
HIV/AIDS
Does Provision of Point of Care CD4 Technology and Early Knowledge of CD4 Levels Affect Early Initiation and Retention on Anti-retroviral Treatment (ART) in HIV Positive Pregnant Women in the Context of Option B+ for PMTCT?
The study will be conducted at 32 health care facilities in three provinces in Zimbabwe and will compare the impact of the provision Point of Care CD4 technology and early knowledge of CD4 levels on retention at 12 months, with…
- Trial name
- E4E (NCT02070900)
- Testing
- POC CD4, Programmatic Mentoring
- Where
- 32 sites in Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 704 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- WHO, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health
Satisfaction
Secondary Mentoring Program Evaluation
Mentorship is essential to job satisfaction and promotion among academic physicians, and literature suggests that a single mentor is rarely sufficient.
- Trial name
- NCT04622163
- Testing
- Secondary Mentor, Career Development Resources
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cardiovascular Disease
Effect of Peer-mentor Mediated Interventions on Cardiovascular Risk Factors at Worksites
The investigators propose conducting a pilot study to identify 6 worksites (2 India, 2 Sri Lanka, 2 Bangladesh) explore barriers to optimum cardiovascular disease(CVD) care at these worksites, quantify risk factor level in…
- Trial name
- PROGRESS (NCT02388542)
- Testing
- Educational Intervention
- Where
- 6 sites in Bangladesh, India and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 334 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. John's Research Institute
Obesity
Diet Tracking Prescriptions for Weight Loss
Lifestyle interventions are effective at producing modest weight loss. One of the strongest predictors of weight loss is food tracking, which involves logging all food and beverage consumed each day in an effort to stay within a…
- Trial name
- NCT06311175
- Testing
- Dietary Tracking Prescription
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Obesity
Parent Mentors Using Positive Deviance in Childhood Obesity
A feasibility study randomizing participants (parents of children age 2-5 years old) to receive either education or a parent mentor with the aim of improving health behaviors and improving their body mass index z-score.
- Trial name
- NCT02373670
- Testing
- Promotion of positive deviance behaviors, Promotion of healthy behaviors
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Sickle Cell Disease, Genetic Disease
Implementing an Individualized Pain Plan (IPP) for ED Treatment of VOE's in Sickle Cell Disease
The overall purpose of this proposed study is to improve management of vaso-occlusive episodes (VOEs) in adult EDs. We aim to implement NHLBI recommendations for VOE treatment by embedding Individualized Pain Plans (IPPs) in the…
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Genetic Disease, Hematologic Diseases, Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Trial name
- ALIGN (NCT04584528)
- Testing
- Electronic Health Record (EHR) Embedded Individualized Pain Plan (IPP)
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 279 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University