Clinical trials: Peer Assessment
Breastfeeding Rates
Evaluation of a Community Health Nurse/Peer Counselor Program to Help Low-Income Women Breastfeed Longer
This research was done to better understand how new mothers who are breastfeeding feel and the questions they have. We wanted to use ways to help new mothers to breastfeed successfully.
- Trial name
- NCT00608088
- Testing
- Usual Care, Community Health Nurse/Peer Councelor Team
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 328 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
HIV Infections
A Study of Peer Education to Prevent HIV Transmission Among Injection Drug Users and Their HIV Risk Contacts
Injection drug use is the major mode of HIV transmission in many countries. Injection drug users (IDUs) transmit HIV not only through shared drug injection equipment but also through heterosexual and homosexual transmission and…
- Trial name
- NCT00038688
- Testing
- Peer HIV Education Program
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Thailand
- Volunteers
- 2,610 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Contraception
Evaluation of a Peer Education Program to Promote Family Planning Among Female Sex Workers in Kenya
-Purpose: To develop and evaluate an intervention designed to improve consistent contraceptive use and dual method use in particular, among female sex workers (FSWs) in Rift Valley Province in Kenya.
- Trial name
- NCT01957813
- Testing
- Lifestyle Counseling, Standard Health Services
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 719 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
Cancer
The Research of French PaRole OncO : A Peer Supported Program for Cancer Patients
Peer support is a valuable mode of accompaniment between individuals who are facing or have faced similar challenging life experiences.
- Trial name
- PROOF (NCT06817655)
- Testing
- PaRole OncO France : Individual peer support
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 720 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Obesity
"Generation Fit and Exerlearning With In the Groove"
In middle schools participating in a statewide program called "Take Time", we are randomizing youth to a 10-12 week intervention using the dance mat games on the Playstation2 (like Dance Dance Revolution).
- Trial name
- NCT00424918
- Testing
- Physical Activity, reduced sedentary behavior
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MaineHealth
Sexual Behavior, Unprotected Sex
An Evaluation of Re:MIX: a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program With Young Parents as Peer Educators, EngenderHealth
This study uses a cluster-level randomized controlled design to evaluate the efficacy of Re:MIX in reducing the incidences of early sexual behavior, unprotected sex, oral sex, pregnancy, and STIs.
- Trial name
- NCT03114410
- Testing
- Re:MIX, a multi-layer comprehensive teen pregnancy prevention intervention aimed at reducing pregnancy and STIs among youth ages 13-17
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 621 people
- Sponsor
- Child Trends
Physical Activity, Exercise
Mentoring to be Active for Rural Appalachia Children
The innovative MPBA+F begins with peer-to-peer mentoring followed by structured parental/family support for long-term reinforcement of PA behaviors.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Exercise, Body Composition
- Trial name
- NCT05758441
- Testing
- Mentoring to be Active plus Family, Tracking Health and Fitness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Social Communication Disorder
To Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of 'NDTx-01' in Patients With ASD or SCD
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the superiority of the treatment of cognitive therapy software 'NDTx-01' compared to TAU (Treatment-As-Usual).
- Trial name
- NCT06446193
- Testing
- NDTx-01, TAU
- Where
- 5 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Neudive Inc.
Hospital Readmissions
Enhancing the Care Transitions Intervention With Peer Support to Reduce Disparities
Unplanned hospital readmissions are extremely costly to patients and our healthcare system. Being readmitted to the hospital also leads to increased risk of health complications for patients including infections and impairments…
- Trial name
- NCT04981977
- Testing
- Care Transitions Intervention, Care Transitions Intervention and Peer Support, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 483 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Mental Disorder, Physical Illness
Peer Navigators for the Health and Wellness of People With Psychiatric Disabilities
Adults with psychiatric disabilities get sick and die 20 to 30 years younger than same-age peers, with even greater disparities occurring when the person is from a low SES or of color.
- Trial name
- DRRRP-PHN (NCT05018351)
- Testing
- Integrated Care, Peer Navigation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 354 people
- Sponsor
- Illinois Institute of Technology
Vulvar Self-Examination, Health Knowledge,Practices,Attitudes
Different Education Methods and Self Vulvar Examination (SVE)
The goal of this clinical trial is to increase students' awareness about Self-Vulvar Examination (SVE), and to evaluate the effect of a peer education module and an educational brochure on students' knowledge and behaviors…
- Conditions
- Vulvar Self-Examination, Health Knowledge,Practices,Attitudes, Vulva Disease
- Trial name
- SVE (NCT07479459)
- Testing
- Brochure, Peer Education, Control
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yeditepe University
Adolescent - Emotional Problem, Agent
A Virtual Peer Agent for Counseling Adolescents With Stressful Life Events
This study aims to develop and evaluate a virtual companion agent for providing psychological support to adolescents who have recently experienced stressful life events. This is a single-arm, pre-post pilot trial.
- Conditions
- Adolescent - Emotional Problem, Agent, Psychological, Conversational
- Trial name
- NCT07305064
- Testing
- Virtual Peer Agent Counseling
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Chronic Disease (Physical), Mental Disorder
Community Health Worker Intervention to Improve Post-Hospital Outcomes
This study tests an intervention designed to avoid 30-day readmissions following a medical hospitalization by patients who have co-occurring mental illness.
- Trial name
- CHW (NCT04028609)
- Testing
- Healthy at Home, Services as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Breast Cancer, Physical Inactivity
Moving Forward Together 4
This is a 3-month physical activity intervention aimed to increase moderate-intensity activity among previously inactive breast cancer survivors.
- Trial name
- MFT4 (NCT05409664)
- Testing
- Physical activity adoption, Self monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Eating Disorders in Adolescence
The Peer-Delivered Body Project for Young Women in High School
This study will evaluate the impact of the Body Project (a dissonance-based program designed to address body image concerns and prevent eating disorders) on key eating disorder risk factors and relevant social and self-constructs…
- Trial name
- NCT04263155
- Testing
- The Body Project
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Boulder
Physical Activity
Evaluation of a Smartphone-delivered Peer-led Physical Activity Counselling Program for Manual Wheelchair Users
Despite physical activity (PA) being a valuable modality for promoting health, the evidence for effective PA intervention strategies for manual wheelchair (MWC) users is underdeveloped.
- Trial name
- ALLWheel (NCT02826707)
- Testing
- SPPAC intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
PTSD
Pilot Evaluation of AboutFace: Novel Peer Education Resource for Veterans
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the AboutFace peer education website for the purpose of reducing stigma and improving attitudes toward seeking mental health services among Veterans.
- Trial name
- NCT02486692
- Testing
- AboutFace Website
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Physical Activity
Peer Empowerment Program for Physical Activity in Low Income and Minority Seniors
Older adults are the least active population group in the US. Yet, research has shown that an increase in physical activity (PA) can have immediate and profound effects on cardiovascular health.
- Trial name
- PEP4PA (NCT02405325)
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 476 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Cancer Prostate
Physical Activity Experiment on Male Prostate Cancer Patients
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in France (56,841 cases in 2012). Although the benefits of physical activity (PA) in cancer patients are currently well established in the scientific literature, several studies have…
- Trial name
- ACTI_PAIR (NCT03866785)
- Testing
- interview, Adult Physical Activity Questionnaire (APAQ), Activity actigraph
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Mental Health, Social Interaction
PeerScreen Trial - Reducing Screen Media Use in Peer-groups of Young People
The purpose of the PeerScreen trial is to investigate whether reducing screen media use affects mental health, social interaction, sleep, physical activity, heart rate variability, and behavioral patterns in young people aged 13…
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Social Interaction, Sleep, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT07531290
- Testing
- Screen media reduction
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark