No ConditionPAIR-PROSNCT07849621
Understanding How Peer Support Helps in Mental Health Care
An observational study of No Condition, run by University of Bordeaux at 1 site in France.
Trial summary
The goal of this observational study is to better understand the psychological processes associated with professional peer support among adults using psychiatric services. The main questions it aims to answer are: Do users perceive greater similarity and less dehumanization with peer workers compared with other mental… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- Conditions the study is for
- No Condition
- What is being tested?
- Perceptions of professional peer support and mental health professional support
- How many people
- 160 participants
- Where
- 1 siteFrance
- Study dates
- Sep 2026to Sep 2027
- Phase
- Observational
- 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 18 to 65 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Adults experiencing or having experienced mental health difficulties who have received support from both a professional peer worker and another mental health professional within the past 12 months. Participants will be recruited in France through mental health services, professional and peer-support networks, associations, and online communication channels
Who may be able to join
- Experiencing or having experienced mental health difficulties. Having received support from mental health professionals within the past 12 months.
- Having received support from a professional peer worker within the past 12 months.
- Being able to identify a specific mental health professional who provided support during the past 12 months.
- Being able to identify a specific professional peer worker who provided support during the past 12 months.
Who cannot join
- Not meeting inclusion criteria
- Not understanding French
- Have expressed their objection to taking part by not ticking the box stating "I have read the information above and declare that I do not object to the use of my data for the purposes of this research"
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
France1 site
Université de Bordeaux - Laboratoire de psychologie UR4139 - Faculté de Psychologie
Bordeaux
Antoinette PROUTEAU, PhD, +33 557573040, antoinette.prouteau@u-bordeaux.fr
Adrien SEGELA
About this study
Official title: Psychological Processes Associated With Professional Peer Support in Mental Health Amoug Psychiatric Service Users
The goal of this observational study is to better understand the psychological processes associated with professional peer support among adults using psychiatric services. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Do users perceive greater similarity and less dehumanization with peer workers compared with other mental health professionals? Are perceived similarity and dehumanization associated with users' empowerment and hope? Researchers will compare participants' perceptions of a peer worker and another mental health professional who have supported them during the past 12 months.
Participants will complete an online questionnaire about their experiences with both professionals, including measures of perceived similarity, therapeutic alliance, perceived dehumanization, empowerment, and hope. The order in which participants answer questions about the peer worker and the other mental health professional will be randomized.
- Conditions
- No Condition
- Being tested
- Perceptions of professional peer support and mental health professional support
- Keywords
- Peer support, Peer workers, Mental health, Psychiatric services, Perceived similarity, Dehumanization, Empowerment, Hope, Therapeutic alliance, Recovery
- Medical subject headings
- Psychological Well-Being, Dehumanization, Empowerment
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Perceptions of professional peer support and mental health professional supportOther
No active intervention is administered as part of this observational study. Participants will complete an online questionnaire about their experiences with a professional peer worker and another mental health professional who have supported them within the past 12 months. For each professional, participants will complete measures of perceived similarity and perceived dehumanization, therapeutic alliance as well as measures of empowerment and hope. The order of the two assessment conditions will be randomized.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health service users | Adults experiencing mental health difficulties who are currently receiving or have received support from both a professional peer worker and another mental health professional within the past 12 months. Receives: Other: Perceptions of professional peer support and mental health professional support |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
French Empowerment scale (Designes et al. 2025)
French Empowerment Scale (ES), 18 items, from 1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree).
Min = 18 Max = 72. Higher score on the scale indicates a high level of empowerment.
Measured: At enrollment, referring to support received within the past 12 months.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted30 Sep 2026
- Study startSep 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completionSep 2027 (estimated)
- Study completionSep 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for No ConditionStudies 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
- Observational
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 160 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Bordeaux
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Antoinette PROUTEAU, PhD, Principal investigator, Université de Bordeaux - Laboratoire de psychologie UR4139 - Faculté de Psychologie
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07849621
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 26.02270.000423
- Other IDs
- 2026-A01111-50
- Acronym
- PAIR-PROS
- Status last verified
- Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 24 Sep 2026
- Last updated
- 6 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- 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 6 Oct 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Psychological Processes Associated With Professional Peer Support in Mental Health Amoug Psychiatric Service Users
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07849621
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PAIR-PROS / 26.02270.000423
- Conditions
- No Condition
- Keywords
- Peer support, Peer workers, Mental health, Psychiatric services, Perceived similarity, Dehumanization, Empowerment, Hope
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 160 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of BordeauxUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Sep 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Sep 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Sep 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 30 Sep 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 goal of this observational study is to better understand the psychological processes associated with professional peer support among adults using psychiatric services. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Do users perceive greater similarity and less dehumanization with peer workers compared with other mental health professionals? Are perceived similarity and dehumanization associated with users' empowerment and hope? Researchers will compare participants' perceptions of a peer worker and another mental health professional who have supported them during the past 12 months.
Participants will complete an online questionnaire about their experiences with both professionals, including measures of perceived similarity, therapeutic alliance, perceived dehumanization, empowerment, and hope. The order in which participants answer questions about the peer worker and the other mental health professional will be randomized.
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health service users | – | Other: Perceptions of professional peer support and mental health professional supportAdults experiencing mental health difficulties who are currently receiving or have received support from both a professional peer worker and another mental health professional within the past 12 months. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Adults experiencing or having experienced mental health difficulties who have received support from both a professional peer worker and another mental health professional within the past 12 months. Participants will be recruited in France through mental health services, professional and peer-support networks, associations, and online communication channels
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Experiencing or having experienced mental health difficulties. Having received support from mental health professionals within the past 12 months.
- Having received support from a professional peer worker within the past 12 months.
- Being able to identify a specific mental health professional who provided support during the past 12 months.
- Being able to identify a specific professional peer worker who provided support during the past 12 months.
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Not meeting inclusion criteria
- Not understanding French
- Have expressed their objection to taking part by not ticking the box stating "I have read the information above and declare that I do not object to the use of my data for the purposes of this research"
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Perceptions of professional peer support and mental health professional supportNo active intervention is administered as part of this observational study. Participants will complete an online questionnaire about their experiences with a professional peer worker and another mental health professional who have supported them within the past 12 months. For each professional, participants will complete measures of perceived similarity and perceived dehumanization, therapeutic alliance as well as measures of empowerment and hope. The order of the two assessment conditions will be randomized. | Other | Mental health service users |
Primary outcome
French Empowerment scale (Designes et al. 2025)
Time frame: At enrollment, referring to support received within the past 12 months.
French Empowerment Scale (ES), 18 items, from 1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree). Min = 18 Max = 72. Higher score on the scale indicates a high level of empowerment.
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 6 Oct 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.
Antoinette PROUTEAU, PhD principal investigator
Université de Bordeaux - Laboratoire de psychologie UR4139 - Faculté de Psychologie
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of No Condition, run by University of Bordeaux at 1 site in France.
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 3 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Oct 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 France. 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 Antoinette PROUTEAU, PhD (+33 557573040, antoinette.prouteau@u-bordeaux.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
French Empowerment scale (Designes et al. 2025) (time frame: At enrollment, referring to support received within the past 12 months.). 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 6 Oct 2026.