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StrokePEERNCT07463014

Peer Enriched Environment for Recovery (PEER)

A study testing Peer-Enriched Environment for Recovery (PEER) in people with Stroke, run by Nanyang Technological University at 1 site in Singapore.

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Trial summary

The goal of this interventional study is to assess whether a peer coaching intervention (PEER) can improve the well-being in individuals who experienced a stroke. The main questions it aims to answer are 1. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 21 to 99 years
Conditions the study is for
Stroke
What is being tested?
Peer-Enriched Environment for Recovery (PEER)
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteSingapore
Study dates
1 Jan 2025to Aug 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 21 to 99 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Aged 21 years and above
  • Diagnosed with stroke within the past 5 years and discharged from the hospital
  • Aged 21 years and above
  • Diagnosed with stroke within the past 1 year and discharged from the hospital

Who cannot join

  • Unable to communicate in English
  • Unable to provide informed consent
  • Diagnosed with one or multiple conditions which affect cognitive and/or mental health severely
  • Diagnosed with severe or potentially terminal co-morbidities

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Andy Hau Yan ho, PhD, EdD contact

+65 80112011

andyhyho@ntu.edu.sg

Farrah Dewanti, BSc contact

+65 8355 6789

farrah.dewanti@ntu.edu.sg

Singapore1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, 639798

    Farrah Dewanti, BSc, +65 8355 6789, farrah.dewanti@ntu.edu.sg

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Peer Enriched Environment for Recovery (PEER): An Integrated Health Coaching Intervention Post-Stroke

The goal of this interventional study is to assess whether a peer coaching intervention (PEER) can improve the well-being in individuals who experienced a stroke. The main questions it aims to answer are

  1. Is the PEER intervention feasible and acceptable for the intervention recipients who receive the intervention?
  2. Is the PEER intervention feasible and acceptable for the peer coaches who deliver the intervention?
  3. Do intervention recipients show a higher level of quality of life at immediate, 4-week, and 8-week post-intervention?
  4. Do intervention recipients display increases in measures of psycho-social-spiritual well-being at immediate, 4-week, and 8-week post-intervention? Peer coach participants will a) take training sessions, b) deliver 5 coaching sessions to an intervention recipient participant, c) complete surveys before training, after training, and after intervention delivery, and d) participate in a personal interview Intervention recipient participants will a) attend 5 coaching sessions delivered by a peer coach participant, b) complete surveys before intervention, immediately post intervention, 4-week post intervention, and 8 week post-intervention, and c) participate in a personal interview.
Read the detailed description

For intervention recipient recruitment, stroke survivors who have been diagnosed with stroke in the past 12 months and have been discharged from hospitals will be recruited from the collaborating community services and open recruitment. Recruited intervention recipients will proceed to take a baseline survey which collects their demographic characteristics, stroke-related information, wellbeing measures, and quality of life measure (T1). For peer coach recruitment, experienced stroke survivors who have been diagnosed with stroke in the past 5 years will be invited to participate in the study as peer coaches.

Recruited peer coaches will be asked to complete a preliminary survey. The preliminary survey collects peer coaches' demographic characteristics and stroke-related information, which will be sued for the matching between peer coaches and intervention recipients. The preliminary survey will also assess their well-being outcomes, QoL, self-determination level, coaching skills, and cognitive ability. Peer coaches with limited cognitive ability to perform peer-coaching will not proceed to peer coach training. Following the preliminary survey, peer coaches will undergo peer coach training sessions and the post-training assessment before performing peer-coaching in the intervention. The post-training assessment will include measurement of well-being outcomes, QoL, self-determination level, coaching skills, and cognitive ability. Peer coaches with limited cognitive ability to perform peer-coaching will not proceed to the intervention delivery.

Following the post-training survey, each peer coach will be matched with an intervention recipient based to their demographic characteristics and stroke experience. Following the matching process, peer coaches and intervention recipients will proceed into the intervention process. During the intervention, intervention recipients will be asked to attend peer-coaching sessions led by the matched peer coaches. The time of peer-coaching sessions will be decided based on participants' schedules. In the peer-coaching sessions, intervention recipients and peer coaches will meet in-person, and peer coaches will guide them to carry out arranged activities collaboratively. After the last peer coaching session is completed, intervention recipients will proceed to a post-intervention survey, which measures their satisfaction with the intervention as recipients, and a personal interviews, in which they will be asked about their perceptions and opinions on the PEER program. Intervention recipient will also be asked to take the follow-up survey at 3 time points - immediately after the intervention (T2), 4 weeks after the intervention (T3), and 8 weeks after the intervention (T4). The follow-up survey measures intervention recipients' wellbeing and quality of life. After the delivery of all peer coaching sessions, peer coaches will undergo the post-intervention survey, which assesses their well-being outcomes, QoL, self-determination level, cognitive ability, coaching skills, and satisfaction with the intervention as peer coaches; peer coaches will also be asked to attend a personal interview, in which they will be asked about their perceptions and opinions on the PEER program.

The interviews for peer coaches and intervention recipients will be audio-recorded with participants' consent. The recordings will be transcribed verbatim and proceed to thematic analyses. The analysis results of collected quantitative and qualitative data will be synthesized to evaluate the feasibility and the effectiveness of the peer-coaching intervention and the feasibility of the evaluation procedures. Elements of the PEER programme and the evaluation procedure will be improved based on the analysis results for future research and implementation.

Conditions
Stroke
Being tested
Peer-Enriched Environment for Recovery (PEER)
Keywords
peer coaching, peer support, post-stroke care, rehabilitation
Medical subject headings
Stroke

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Peer-Enriched Environment for Recovery (PEER)Behavioural

    The PEER intervention is a post-stroke peer coaching intervention. Participants who undergo this intervention will have 5 coaching sessions, which are delivered by trained peer coaches in-person. In each session, peer coaches will practice psychoeducation, experience sharing, and interactive activity, to provide intervention recipients with psychosocial support. Each coaching session will focus on a specific topic related to post-stroke recovery.

Study groups in NCT07463014
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
TreatmentExperimentalIntervention recipient participants in this arm will undergo the peer coaching intervention to receive support from peer coaches
Receives: Behavioral: Peer-Enriched Environment for Recovery (PEER)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Mental well-being of intervention recipients

    This outcome will be assessed by the Short Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMBS), a validated 7-item questionnaire designed to measure positive mental wellbeing with a 5-point Likert scale. Scores of this scale range from 7 to 35, where higher scores indicate better mental well-being.

    Measured: From enrollment to 8-week post intervention

  2. Psychological distress of intervention recipients

    This outcome will be assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), a widely used 14-item questionnaire designed to detect anxiety and depression. Scores of this scale range from 0 to 21, where higher scores indicate higher levels of anxiety and depression.

    Measured: From enrollment to 8-week post intervention

  3. Hope of intervention recipients

    This outcome will be assessed by the Herth Hope Index (HHI), a 12-item questionnaire developed to measure the level of hope. Scores of this scale range from 12 to 84, where higher scores indicate greater levels of hope.

    Measured: From enrollment to 8-week post intervention

  4. Resilience of intervention recipients

    This outcome will be assessed by the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), a 6-item measure designed to assess an individual's ability to bounce back or recover from stress, adversity, and challenging life circumstances. Scores of this scale range from 6 to 30, where higher scores indicate more resilience and a better ability to bounce back from stress and adversity.

    Measured: From enrollment to 8-week post intervention

  5. Stroke self-efficacy of intervention recipients

    This outcome will be assessed by the Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (SSEQ), a 13-item tool used to measure a stroke survivor's confidence in performing functional activities and managing their condition. Scores of this scale range from 7 to 35, where higher scores indicate better mental well-being. Scores of this scale range from 0 to 39, where higher scores indicate better self-efficacy.

    Measured: From enrollment to 8-week post intervention

  6. Reintegration of intervention recipients

    This outcome will be assessed by the Modified Reintegration to Normal Living Index (mRNLI), a validated 11-item assessment tool used to measure the degree to which individuals with chronic illnesses, disabilities, or traumatic injuries resume their normal social roles and activities. Scores of this scale range from 0 to 110, where higher scores indicate higher, more satisfying levels of reintegration.

    Measured: From enrollment to 8-week post intervention

  7. Social support of intervention recipients

    This outcome will be assessed by the Inventory of Social Support, a 5-item questionnaire developed to assess the level of social support. Scores of this scale range from 5 to 25, where higher scores indicate higher levels of social support.

    Measured: From enrollment to 8-week post intervention

  8. Spiritual well-being of intervention recipients

    This outcome will be assessed by the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being 12 Scale (FACIT-Sp-12), a widely used 12-item measure of spiritual wellbeing. Scores of this scale range from 0 to 48, where higher scores indicate greater spiritual well-being.

    Measured: From enrollment to 8-week post intervention

  9. Stroke specific quality of life of intervention recipients

    This outcome will be assessed by the Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale (SS-QOL), a 12-item questionnaire to assess health-related quality of life specifically for stroke survivors. Scores of this scale range from 12 to 60, where higher scores indicate better function and greater quality of life.

    Measured: From enrollment to 8-week post intervention

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Quality of life of peer coach

    This secondary outcome will be assessed by the Single-Item Assessment of Quality of Life, an 1-item questionnaire to assess quality of life with a 10-point Likert scale. Scores of this scale range from 0 to 10, where higher scores indicate greater quality of life.

    Measured: Baseline, pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention

  2. Life satisfaction of peer coach

    This secondary outcome will be assessed by the Single-Item Life Satisfaction Measure, an 1-item questionnaire designed to assess life satisfaction, with a 4-point Likert scale. Scores of this scale range from 1 to 4, where higher scores indicate lower levels of life satisfaction.

    Measured: Baseline, pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention

  3. Spiritual well-being of peer coach

    This outcome will be assessed by the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being 12 Scale (FACIT-Sp-12), a widely used 12-item measure of spiritual wellbeing. Scores of this scale range from 0 to 48, where higher scores indicate greater spiritual well-being.

    Measured: Baseline, pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention

  4. Resilience of peer coach

    This outcome will be assessed by the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), a 6-item measure designed to assess an individual's ability to bounce back or recover from stress, adversity, and challenging life circumstances. Scores of this scale range from 6 to 30, where higher scores indicate more resilience and a better ability to bounce back from stress and adversity.

    Measured: Baseline, pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention

  5. Self determination of peer coach

    This secondary outcome will be assessed by the Self Determination Scale, a 10-item scale designed to assess individual differences in the extent to which people tend to function in a self-determined way. Scores of this scale range from 10 to 50, where higher scores indicate higher levels of self determination.

    Measured: Baseline, pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted10 Mar 2026
  2. Study start1 Jan 2025
  3. Primary completionJun 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completionAug 2026 (estimated)

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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
Supportive care
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07463014
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB-2024-279
Acronym
PEER
Status last verified
Mar 2026
First submitted
20 Feb 2026
Last updated
10 Mar 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Peer-Enriched Environment for Recovery (PEER) in people with Stroke, run by Nanyang Technological University at 1 site in Singapore.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Mar 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 Singapore. 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 Andy Hau Yan ho, PhD, EdD (+65 80112011, andyhyho@ntu.edu.sg), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Mental well-being of intervention recipients (time frame: From enrollment to 8-week post intervention). The study lists 9 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 10 Mar 2026.

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