Clinical trials: Peer Support
Breastfeeding Support
LATCH: Lactation Advice Thru Texting Can Help
The purpose of this study is to find out if a two-way texting platform to be used as an adjunct tool for breastfeeding peer counselors can improve breastfeeding behaviors among women enrolled in the WIC program in Connecticut.
- Trial name
- NCT02214849
- Testing
- LATCH Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 249 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Mental Health Issue
An Internet-Based Intervention With Peer Support for the Mental Health of Youths
The aim of this randomized control trial study is to develop an online intervention project that specifically targets and addresses mental health issues among youths in the post-pandemic era, while also assessing its…
- Trial name
- NCT05979649
- Testing
- behavioral corrective tasks, Counselling on psychological knowledge, Peer Interventionist Training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wei XIA, PhD
Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Psychological Well Being
Peer-Supported E-Health Intervention for College Student Weight Management and Mental Health
This study will test whether adding peer support and online education can help college students manage their weight and improve their mood: we plan to enroll 300 full-time university students and randomly assign them to one of…
- Conditions
- Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Psychological Well Being, Obesity Prevention
- Trial name
- NCT06966661
- Testing
- Peer Support Intervention, Peer Support and eHealth Intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jinan University Guangzhou
Health Behavior
Hans Kai: Impact of a Peer Lead Community Health Program on Behavior Change, Mental Health, Health Efficacy and Social Support Comparative Control Study
To study the difference between participants interested in a lifestyle change when enrolled in Hans Kai or not when comparing behaviour change, social support, self health efficacy and mental health.
- Trial name
- NCT03450382
- Testing
- Hans Kai Education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NorWest Co-op Community Health
Stress, Self Efficacy
Peer-Presented Versus Mental Health Service Provider-Presented Mental Health Outreach Programs for University Students
The overarching goal of the present study was to evaluate a MHSP-presented versus peer-presented mental health resilience skills-building online video outreach program against a wait-list comparison group.
- Conditions
- Stress, Self Efficacy, Social Support, Social Connectedness
- Trial name
- NCT05454592
- Testing
- Stress and Coping Online Outreach Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 274 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Patient Rheumatoid Arthritis Social Support Study
The goal of PARASS is to develop a network of increased social support for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients that will improve patient outcomes and further promote understanding of RA among physicians and patients in the clinic…
- Trial name
- PARASS (NCT01525654)
- Testing
- Peer Support Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
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
Type 2 Diabetes, Quality of Life
Feasibility of Kanasina Gulabi, a Pilot Peer Support Intervention for Young Adults With Type 2 Diabetes in Mysore District, South India
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a pilot peer support intervention, entitled "Kanasina Gulabi" (Translation "My Dream Rose" in Kannada), designed to improve quality of life and diabetes management among young adults…
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Quality of Life, Depression, Stigma, Social
- Trial name
- NCT06259318
- Testing
- Kanasina Gulabi
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Substance Use Disorder, Opioid Use Disorder
Testing the CrOss Systems Technical Assistance for Retaining Staff (COSTARS) Model for Improving Staff Retention Among Child Welfare Workers and Peer Supporters, and Implementation of Evidence Based Interventions.
The goal of this study is to test whether the CrOss System Technical Assistance for Retaining Staff (COSTARS) supervision leadership institute can promote workforce stability and improved implementation outcomes within the Ohio…
- Conditions
- Substance Use Disorder, Opioid Use Disorder, Child Maltreatment, Implementation
- Trial name
- COSTARS (NCT07439783)
- Testing
- COSTARS, Implementation As Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alicia Bunger
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Peer-Supported Diabetes Self-Care Intervention to Improve Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and Diabetes Management
Diabetes mellitus is the ninth leading cause of mortality worldwide. Diabetes is a chronic condition with a major impact on the life and well-being of individuals, families, and societies globally.
- Trial name
- NCT05637437
- Testing
- Peer supported diabetes self-care intervention, Usual care
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)
Enhancing Delivery of Parenting Support Within a Peer Recovery Support Service Model
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of Relational Health Enhanced Parenting Support (RHEP), an implementation strategy designed to improve delivery of evidence-based parenting…
- Trial name
- NCT07743359
- Testing
- Relational Health Enhanced Parenting Support (RHEP) implementation bundle, First Steps Together
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baystate Medical Center
Opioid Use Disorder, Peer Recovery Supporters
Peer Recovery Support for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Retention
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether adding peer recovery support services to standard opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment in primary care helps patients stay in treatment longer.
- Conditions
- Opioid Use Disorder, Peer Recovery Supporters, Peer Recovery Coaching, Primary Care
- Trial name
- NCT07620171
- Testing
- Peer Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
HIV Prevention
Isisekelo Sempilo Trial to Optimize Peer (Thetha Nami) Delivery of HIV Prevention to Young People in Rural KwaZulu-Natal
Despite advances in efficacious, efficient and safe biomedical tools to reduce HIV transmission and acquisition the HIV epidemic in South Africa(SA) remains an intractable problem, with the lifetime risk of infection approaching…
- Trial name
- NCT04532307
- Testing
- Standard of Care SOC, SRH enhanced Isisekelo Sempilo, Peer-support (Thetha-Nami)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,743 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Africa Health Research Institute
Solid Organ Transplant
iParent2Parent Program for Parents of Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
The iParent2Parent (iP2P) program is a new, innovative virtual mentorship program that will connect parents one-to-one with other parents of pediatric solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients who are trained to offer vital peer…
- Trial name
- NCT05968807
- Testing
- iParent2Parent Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
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
Cancer
Motivational Interviewing for Physical Activity
The goal of this behavioral research study is to learn why some African American (AA) women choose not to exercise often and to learn if teaching African American women how to support the exercise habits of a partner will…
- Trial name
- NCT01008787
- Testing
- Training, Questionnaire, Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Eating Disorder
Implementation Support for Prevention Program Delivery by College Peer Educators
This project will evaluate 3 approaches of implementation support for university peer leaders who will deliver a prevention program with a particularly strong evidence-base compared to changes observed in outcomes in response to…
- Trial name
- PI (NCT03409809)
- Testing
- Training, Training and Technical Assistance, Training, Tech. Assistance, Quality Assurance/Improvement
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,261 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Institute
Autism
The Effectiveness of an Autistic-delivered Peer-support Intervention for Autistic Adults: Community Autism Peer Specialist (CAPS) Program
The number of autistic adults reached 5.4 million in the United States in 2017 and is projected to continue to rise, but evidence-based practices to optimize their health and well-being are limited and poor outcomes are common.
- Trial name
- CAPS (NCT05702658)
- Testing
- CAPS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
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
Treatment Adherence
Pilot Evaluation of Peer-support Coaching to Increase Adherence to Online Self-help for College Mental Health
This study aims to test if coaching can improve program adherence to an online mental health program in college students if delivered by undergraduate peers.
- Trial name
- NCT04573465
- Testing
- Phone Coaching, Text Message Coaching, ACT Guide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Utah State University